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#EndSARS: Five things to know about end of SARS
Nigerian youths will breathe freely after the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Sunday announced that dismissal of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
The announcement comes after days of protests across major cities in the country against police brutality in the country.
“The Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force otherwise known as SARS is hereby dissolved in all the 36 State Police Commands and the Federal Capital Territory,” Amadu said in a live broadcast on Sunday.
Having dissolved the killer SARS unit from the Nigeria Police Force, here are five important things you should know as detailed by DCP Frank Mba:
- The Inspector-General of Police has dissolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) across all the Thirty-Six (36) State Commands and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with immediate effect.
- All officers and men serving in the Unit will be redeployed to other Police Commands, Formations and Units.
- A new policing arrangement for tackling the offences of Armed-Robbery and other violent crimes will be unveiled to the public soon.
- A Citizens and Strategic Stakeholders Forum will be launched to provide an avenue for citizens to regularly interface and advise the police authority on issues touching on the general public.
- To deal with the report of crimes committed against citizens, an Investiga-tive Team will be constituted which will include Civil Society Organisations and culprits will be punished.
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