The Inspector-General of Police,
Mr Ibrahim Idris, has banned the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the
Nigeria Police Force from conducting stop and search operations on roads except
when necessary.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some group of Nigerians recently in
the social media, called for the scrapping of SARS over alleged harassment of
innocent Nigerians, using the #EndSARS.
Following the allegation, the
Inspector- General of Police , Mr Ibrahim Idris, promised to restructure and
reposition the unit for effective service delivery.
Idris
also warned members of the group against acting as body-guards, delving into
land matters and debt collection that were considered civil.
He further warned that members
of the unit must only embark on operations with the permission of the
commissioner of police in charge of SARS in the police commands.
“You
must operate in official uniform clearly marked for identification.
“I
just want to warn you all here that any officer caught engaging in these
activities will be dealt with accordingly.
“The Nigeria Police force under
my leadership shall operate strictly guided by the human rights principles as
enshrined in the United Nations charter on human rights,”he said.
He
mandated the Inspector-General of police’s monitoring units and the X-squad and
other over sights unit of the force to monitor the activities of the SARS.
The
police boss noted that the establishment of the unit was due to activities of
the men of the underworld.
He
said that as part of measures to check the unit, they would be solely mandated
to confront only armed robbery cases and violent crimes in the country,
Idris
also said that men deployed to SARS would undergo training, continuous
assessment and psychometric test to determine their suitability or otherwise.
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