SARS

A petitioner, Ndukwe Ekekwe has narrated to the Judicial Panel of Inquiry how he was tortured, stripped naked and thrown from a two-storey building and had his spinal cord broken by officers of the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad…

Northern states have rejected the wholesale disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), positing that the police unit has been useful in the fight against insecurity in the region.The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum…

Sokoto State Governor, Rt. Honourable Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has described the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and its successor Special Weapons and Tactics as being the same thing.Gov. Tambuwal made the comparison Wednesday…

The Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, said that Nigerian youths have been taken for granted for too long, hence the need for leaders to adopt a paradigm shift on matters concerning them.He said this while…

Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday he has put in motion plans to getting justice for the victims of brutality and extra-judicial actions allegedly committed by the dissolved  Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).…

The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, for disbanding of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).CAN said it is aware of the…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, to set up an independent body that will investigate and prosecute Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS)…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has welcomed the disbandment of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the police.However, it has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to also take immediate steps to completely overhaul and…

Senator representing Osun Central at the National Assembly, Senator Ajibola Bashiru has called for the closure of all detention centres used by operatives of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).Senator Bashiru who…

The Nigerian Police Force(NPF) have bowed to the pressure and demand of Nigerians to ban a unit of the force, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on Sunday.Recall that protests from youth have been ongoing across the states of the country…