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Nigeria Police has announced the unbundling of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) teams across the country, with its command and control centralised.

It said the unit will now be known as the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), a name introduced in 2016 by former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase.

A statement by spokesman Jimoh Moshood said the collapse of the SARS was in compliance with the directives of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) that SARS should be overhauled.

He said IGP Ibrahim Idris has appointed a new Commissioner in-charge of FSARS, who will report to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Operations and no longer the Federal Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID).

Moshood said there would be psychological examination of FSARS operatives nationwide, adding that a human rights desk would be created at each unit that would answer to the FSARS Commissioner.

The actions, he said, were to address complaints and allegations of human rights violations against some of the personnel of SARS.

Moshood said: “In observance of full compliance with the presidential directives, the FSARS will be intelligence driven and restricted to the prevention and detection of robbery, kidnapping and the apprehension of offenders linked to the stated offences only.

“New FSARS commanders are being appointed across the country that will now exist and operate in the state and zonal commands under the Commissioner of Police (FSARS) at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

“A Federal SARS Commander of a rank of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), but not below Superintendent of Police (SP), will be in charge of FSARS in state and zonal commands across the country.

“All commissioners of police have been directed by the Inspector-General to comply with this directive with immediate effect and warn their personnel not to pose as SARS operatives.

“The IGP X-Squad and Monitoring units have been mandated to go round the commands and police formations nationwide to ensure compliance with the presidential directives and apprehend any erring police officer.

“A new standard operational guidelines and procedures, and code of conduct for FSARS personnel to ensure that the operations of the FSARS are in strict adherence to the rule of law and with due regards to international human rights law and constitutionally- guaranteed rights of suspects, will be enforced in totality by the Commissioner of Police, FSARS. Other measures to be implemented by the Force in observance of full compliance with the presidential directives are as follows:

“Human rights desk officers for FSARS in every state to take complaints from the public and forward same to Force headquarters. The officer will be answerable to the Commissioner of Police, FSARS at the Force Headquarters and not Commander FSARS in the states.

“Medical/psychological evaluation of FSARS personnel will be carried out. Redeg of new uniform with identity name tag for all FSARS personnel throughout the country will be done immediately.

“Henceforth, FSARS personnel will not perform stop and search duties, except on distress call to respond to armed robbery and kidnapping offences only.”

Continuing, he said the police would be transparent, cooperate and work with the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) on the special that would conduct an investigation of the alleged unlawful activities of FSARS to address grievances from the public against the personnel of FSARS, in compliance with the presidential directives.

“A committee of senior police officers, technical consultants, human rights/civil society organisations (CSOs) has been set up to review the activities of FSARS under the new arrangement.

“They are to pay unscheduled visits to FSARS formations across the country, with particular attention to states with high complaints index, to assess facilities and situations and submit report to the Inspector-General of Police on a regular basis.

“However, aggrieved of the public, who have any complaint in the past or present of violation of their rights by any SARS personnel anywhere in the country, are to report for investigation and redress.”

Source - http://gistmore.com/igp-collapses-sars-teams-renames-unit-fsars

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U begin to wonder, why it took PMB this long, to just make that statement!


Simple, commonsense statement!

ashjay001:
U begin to wonder, why it took PMB this long, to just make that statement!


Simple, commonsense statement!

If the pmb was around sars wouldn't have been overhauled.

annnikky:

If the pmb was around sars wouldn't have been overhauled.

True statement? Toooooo sloooooooooooow


But, means well

It's like this confusion was transmitted long ago
The police is a federal law enforcement agency
So why will u name a component of it federal?.

is that not what the name was already......FSARS

This should be moved to the front page.

God bless Osinbajo.

The VP is working and trust me the clowns around Buhari are not happy with him

Good one, we do not need change of name only, but change of activities and definite job roles... But see below...


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it is good, but renaming is still useless tho

Sars na sars

Renaming can't solve a serious problem.

You oga at the TOP transmitted a new name to his boys

E no change anytin

FSARS
F(ucking)SARS
Frolicking (SARS)

Nincompoop!!!

Honourable not buying this sh(*)t

This shit aint solved the problem called SARS Pls stop & end this devilish organizations

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Source - http://gistmore.com/igp-collapses-sars-teams-renames-unit-fsars

We don't need them to collapse but to "destroy" SARS

Must they add SARS at the end? No sexy names? �

This people are not serious.

This one will be brutal, #endfsars #endsars

is the change of name gonna stop them from harassing people for keeping dreadlocks , having tattoos, driving a neat car, looking fresh, and carrying a pc? its fucking 2018!! they operate like its still 1942

too much illiteracy in that force.

Are they trying to Modify there name or what. Like FEAR-SARS..

Old name na, They have being using the name FSARS before. I want something like FBI

qunnnnn:
“All commissioners of police have been directed by the Inspector-General to comply with this directive with immediate effect and warn their personnel not to pose as SARS operatives.

As always they have left a clause that allows them sidestep the new laws. SMH

Osinbajo working