Breaking News: Inspector General Of Police Bans SARS Operatives From Conducting Stop & Search

Following the controversy of SARS operatives and the recent fuse of #EndSARS by Nigerians on Twitter, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has issued an order prohibiting operatives of the threaded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) from conducting stop and search operations on roads again.

Mr. Idris made this known on Friday in a meeting with commanders of police Anti-Robbery Squads across the country at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

The IG also said that the unit would be confined to its established roles of preventing, confronting and solving cases related to armed robbery and generally protect the public from armed robbery and other violent crimes.

Similarly, he warned the operatives to desist from serving as bodyguards to prominent personalities. The police boss further warned the operatives to cease involvement in civil matters including land disputes, personal disputes, debt collection and every other civil matter.

He disclosed that SARS operatives would always appear in dressing clearly showing their official unit for identification. He disclosed that the changes became necessary following the yearnings of Nigerians who were disturbed by the activities of the unit across the country and the need to adhere to international best practice in policing.

However, he said the unit could only conduct stop and search operations if with express permission of Commissioner of SARS or Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners of Police in charge of operations in the commands they are answerable to.

In Mr. Idris words:

"In demonstration of good faith to the aspiration of the Nigerian populace, I have given mandate to the IGP’s Monitoring Units and ‘X’ Squad and other oversight units of the Force to monitor the activities of the SARS operatives, while in the same vain, citizens are encouraged to avail the police ways to improve SARS operations across the nation.”

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Nice

Good one

That's a start our voices are being heard

Na scam

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We are waiting for de full implementation of dis new order

Nice one
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They are finally listening but then again, this is nigeria so lets wait and see.
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Nigerians are the only problem of nigeria. . .rather than use this info to their advantage, dem go still dey fear those operatives but then again, how many nigerians are exposed to this information? Or should i say how many nigerians can fully use this information to fight for their right?
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This nigeria just weak me. . .if na to fight for hija. .
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'nuff said. . .lemme coman be goin

To show that this IG is useless, you will still see them conduct even what is more than stop and search

Useless SARs, no Christmas for them. I hope dey obey orders.

And how do you hope to enforce this order sir?
What will be the penalty for refusal to adhere to it?
The Sars officials I know won't obey this for sure.
That's where they make their daily bread from.
IG sir, you have to do better.

Who will tell us the diff byw them?

∆ End Sars patapata... not restricting them..∆

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Sars, Army officials, Police officers would beat, kill, maim individuals and there would be no call for sanctions or sack.

But when the wife of Innoson was slapped, a law maker was demanding for the head of the EFCC official.

What a country.

Special Armed Robbery Squad.. The executive arm of cultism.

I'm more scared of SARS than high way robbers

Good news bit the problem is that Police rank and files never

U dey office dey order hungry boys not to search.
Without kpoko how hen go take feed e pikin!.

Although sure licence for skull miners