Nigeria's Vice-President, who also doubles as the 'Acting President' at the moment, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has ordered the immediate over-hauling of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigerian Police. This development came following series of human-right violation reports, and allegations levied against the squad. In a statement dated 14, August, 2018, The State House, through the office of the Acting-President released the following statement via its Twitter handle:
Acting President Orders Immediate Overhaul of the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police
"Directs investigation on
alleged violations of the squad
Following persistent
complaints and reports on the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad
(SARS) that border on allegations of human rights violations, Acting President
Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) 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 Acting President has also
directed the IGP to ensure that all operatives in the emerging Unit conduct
their operations in strict adherence to the rule of law and with due regard to
International Human Rights Law and the constitutionally guaranteed rights of
suspects. The operatives should also bear proper identification anytime they
are on duty.
In the meantime, the Acting
President has directed the National Human Rights Commission to set up a Special
Panel that will conduct an investigation of the alleged unlawful activities of
SARS in order to afford members of the general public the opportunity to
present their grievances with a view to ensuring redress."
Follow link to a previous publication on reports on some of SARS activities:
Follow link to a previous publication on reports on some of SARS activities:
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