#EndSARS: Police IG bans SARS from conducting stop and search operations

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The Inspector-General of Police, 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 reports that some group of Nigerians recently on 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, 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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