Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to “overhaul the management and activities” of notorious Police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Over the past nine months, numerous Nigerians have taken to social media to accuse officers of the unit of several misconducts ranging from harassment, extortion, assault to extra-judicial killings.
In a statement issued by Osinbajo’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande, the Acting President ordered the IGP to shut down the unit “with immediate effect”.
The statement read, “Following persistent complaints and reports on the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) that border on allegations of human rights violations, His Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo SAN, Acting-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, has directed the Inspector General of Police to, with immediate effect, overhaul the management and activities of SARS and ensure that any unit that will emerge from the process, will be intelligence-driven and restricted to the prevention and detection of armed robbery and kidnapping, and apprehension of offenders linked to the stated offences, and nothing more.”
The #EndSARS campaign Chief, Segun Awosanya who also confirmed the report, wrote;
“We WON Guys! #EndSARS #ReformPoliceNG@julietkego @Tutsy22 @DrJoeAbah Time to build a new. The #NewNigeria is real. Congrats to @PoliceNG as we begin to reform. Out with the Old and welcome the New. #OsinbajoDelivers
Thanks @yemusan1 @koredebello@RuggedyBaba @fodewunmi @ChubaEzeks@Iykepfs @DrArowoloAyoola @ikehiemmaand all the great people out there that have been contributing daily in the past one year. Now to focus on monitoring sustainably #ReformPoliceNG
The Devil is in the details. The implementation of the order is key. We will remain vigilant as we press on to ensure effective monitoring. Humans are weakest at the point of success but we must understand that success by itself is a journey & never a destination.”
Are you sure?
I think it will have been better if APC vote him as president, dan de idiot call buhari
Thank God
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Not shut down bt he only change their name
It’s clear , that when bubu travel and relinquished power that Nigeria will move forward.
Even just for one week. The last he travel 2months dollar fall from 500 to 360
Good
It’s a good news.
Wonderful
BEASTS IN DARK VEST…….
#END OF AN EVIL GANG
This man knows the problem of Nigeria
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Wonderfully good
Is it true? ah SARS committed a lot of atrocity in this country, they killed my friend for no just reason.
Nigeria police or SARS as they are called is not deferent from Boko Haram and Fulani terrorist group
HALELLUYAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JESUS YOU ARE ALIVE, OUR PRAYERS IS NT IN VAIN WE THE GUD CITIZENS OF NIGERIA!!!!!!!!!!!
More reason to believe that the man in Aso Rock is not the real Buhari. Well done VP, but the IG of police should go too. He’s a disaster.
In fact he’s a real disater
Lovely
A LOT OF THINGS ARE GOING WRONG UNDER PMB.MAY BE D VPS HANDS ARE TIED TO ACT RIGHTLY BECOS OF D CABALS.BUT U REALIZE THAT ONCE D PRESIDENT IS OUT OF TOWN,THINGS BEGIN TO FALL INTO SHAPE A LITTLE BIT.THIS NATION HAS SERIOUS UNDERGROUND PROBLEMS.if u blame d VP sometimes,we equally hv to pray for him.he is under fire.
NO BE LIE YOU TALK.
We want this kind man make he rule us
It’s long overdue Prof.
Does it mean that Buhari hold VP not to act
Ofcours
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Lmao….for dream abi?
Muna godiya sir.
Up Wikematis if you no u No!!!