A socio-political group, The Coalition for A Better Nigeria has condemned the stealing of 100 AK-47 rifles and 2,600 pieces of ammunition from police 37 formations during #EndSARS unrest in Lagos State.
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday imposed a 48-hour curfew in the state following Wednesday night’s arson and destruction of government property in Asaba by protesters.
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THE GOOD: Recognizing that there is a problem and demanding that it is fixed. SARS didn’t always start off as
Amnesty International has commended Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s directive for the overhaul of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad Police unit. In a statement signed by its Media Manager, Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Osai Ojigho, notes: “This is an overdue, yet hugely important move by Acting President Osinbajo. “The growing outcry over the brutality of […]
A group of SARS officials have allegedly beat a young man to an untimely demise in Gombe State. As shared by a twitter user, SEGA L’éveilleur, The man, named Emmanuel, was accused of stealing a phone belonging to the girlfriend of a SARS officer. The officer on hearing that, stormed Emmanuel’s residence with his colleagues […]
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Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Following public outcry over the alleged brutality of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad operatives, the police authorities have set up a six-member team to receive and investigate petitions against the squad. The Public Complaint Response Team on SARS whose membership was drawn from the police, civil society groups and the private sector, was […]
The Nigeria Police Force has observed the recent trends of event in the Social Media on the #ENDSARSNOW and the controversy being generated by the innuendos from the allegations and other misconceptions as it concerns the Operational roles and activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a detachment of the Nigeria Police Force. Undoubtedly, the Special Anti-Robbery…
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Police watchdog group, NOPRIN, had asked for SARS to be scrapped since 2010.
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