BREAKING: Police IG bows, scraps SARS

By Dansu Peter 

Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police has announced the dissolution the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force.

According to the IG, the operatives will be redeployed to other police formations and commands.

Adamu announced this in a live broadcast on Sunday afternoon.

The announcement came after days of online and offline protests against the brutality and extra-judicial killings by SARS operatives nationwide.

At the briefing, the IGP said, “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.”