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."

Details later.





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Good developement.

interesting

This will be revolutionary if indeed it's allowed to go properly. Plenty young Nigerians have had it rough with these guys.

This won't end SARS but it'll curtail their excesses considerably, weaken their beastly tendencies and put them squarely in the spotlight.

I hope this overhaul is allowed to proceed as planned

i hope this is true

When i see sars on the road now

Soothing relief. Nice step towards right direction.

Please osi baba, should hurry up with all the good policy before PMB shows up, he should quickly implement, the soft loan, the SARS reform and ease of doing business. I remembered PMB's last vacation; 200000 N-power beneficiaries were added, school feeding commenced also, forex was sharply released for traders at normal rate thus stabilizing naira till now, a single visit to the naija delta ended naija delta avengers with promise of indigenous modular refineries. OSI baba hurry up and sack the buhari kingsmen and kinsmen troubling nigeria. We know you can Sir

its shameful people like me started seeking Messiah in people like kwankwaso and saraki, just because of buhari's wicked silence and inactions leading to many loss of lives

Yahoo Boys will like the New like Madt






But wait o, where is Buhari sef, infact make him no return again oo. Osibanjo ti take over

Overhaul as in change of personnel?

Or change of commanders?

Or better line of reporting?

Or just plain APC rubbish talk?

Glory to God

Nice one from the Acting President. But they should extend that to all the security agencies. They all lack civility.

Looks like osinbajo knows what a president should do more than buhari

This man only gets to shine when the moronn is away. I wish he was under a different party.

Wow

When a drum is sounding abnormal is tend to tear
SARs here and there,and is always with bad news

Its official!!! This man has grown some balls.

Collect five dere Jor

Short man doing great work than his tall master

After all the noise, it takes this long to act......

God bless you my able acting presido

Chi efooo New are

This man should just contest for election and let vote for him, I think this man deserve this job in full time basis

Nice One

If this how bubu was working why will I hate APC

It won't work because the police officers won't be sacked nor will they be sanctioned.
This means that their excesses should be reduced or cut to sizes.
I trust we Nigerians become nothing can be done

The president Nigeria needs