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I Lost 2 Pregnancies In SARS Custody – Teacher Tells Judicial Panel

I Lost 2 Pregnancies In SARS Custody – Teacher Tells Judicial Panel

October 31, 2020 4:00 pm

A teacher, Mrs Ndubisi Obiechina, has narrated how she lost two pregnancies while in the custody of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over a suspect to whom she was distantly acquainted.

Narrating her ordeal before the Lagos State Judicial Panel on End SARS protest, Ndubisi said she was detained and tortured along with her husband, Okwuchukwu, for 22 days by SARS in 2017.

‘They brutalised me in the name of interrogating me. As a pregnant woman, I did not eat or drink for one week and in the process, I lost the baby.’

‘It was later after I left

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We Trained SARS Operatives, Supplied Equipment – UK

We Trained SARS Operatives, Supplied Equipment – UK

October 30, 2020 9:01 am

The United Kingdom Government provided training and equipment to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police.

On Thursday, Minister for Africa, James Duddridge admitted British officials trained the operatives between 2016 and 2020.

Now disbanded, SARS acted with impunity, killing and torturing citizens.

Their excesses birthed the End SARS nationwide protests and calls for an end to police brutality.

The UK had initially denied any ties with the police unit.

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In a memo to Labour MP, Kate Osamor on Thursday, Duddridge said SARS officers participated in training ‘designed to

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EndSARS: Forget Nigeria, Let’s Fight For Biafra – Asari

October 19, 2020 9:32 am

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Alhaji Asari Dokubo has called on people of the region to shun the protests against police brutality and scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, and focus on the reinvention of the Sovereign State of Biafra.

In a Facebook post on Sunday, Asari addressed people of Niger Delta participating in the nationwide protests, which he said is a waste of time.

According to the ex-warlord, there is nothing to restructure about Nigeria, insisting that it is a waste of time cooperating with the Yorubas in the #ENDSARS protests, adding that the only solution for Niger …

We Want SARS – Northern Governors Declare

We Want SARS – Northern Governors Declare

October 16, 2020 8:41 am

Governors from the Northern part of the country have rejected disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

According to them, the police unit has been useful in the fight against insecurity in the region.

The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, who is the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) made this known to reporters on Thursday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.

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The Governor said though the government has approved the scrapping of the unit, States in the North are of the opinion that the baby …

SARS - A Social Malaise, Nigerian Police Is Profiting From

SARS/SWAT: A Social Malaise, Nigerian Police Is Profiting From

October 13, 2020 1:57 pm

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) now known as the Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Nigeria Police Force is one of the 14 units under the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID). The unit is charged with the prevention and investigation of armed robbery, one of the most serious crimes committed on Nigerian soil. While most Nigerians, including many policemen, cannot identify any of the other 13 sections under the FCID, the acronym SARS is known countrywide. Frequently dressed in plain clothes, the operatives of SARS have proven to be the most unruly and brutal unit in any security …

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SARS: Presidential Panel Approves 5-Point Demand From Protesters

October 13, 2020 12:01 pm

The Presidency has said the Presidential Panel on the Reform of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has approved the five-point demand from Nigerians, who have been protesting across the country since last week.

This was contained in a statement on Tuesday and signed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser of Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

According to him, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, convened a meeting with stakeholders, where he agreed to meet demands, which include halting use of force against protesters and unconditional release of arrested citizens.

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End SARS: PDP Reacts To Protest, Make Demands On Buhari

October 12, 2020 1:47 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday welcomed the dissolution of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the police.

PDP, however, charged President Muhammadu Buhari to also take immediate steps to completely overhaul and restructure the entire police architecture to engender professionalism, adherence to rule of law and respect for the fundamental human rights of Nigerians.

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The opposition party said this in a press statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan.

According to Ologbondiyan: ‘Our party also demands that the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, goes beyond

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Nigerians React To Disbandment Of SARS By IGP Adamu

Nigerians React To Disbandment Of SARS By IGP Adamu

October 11, 2020 12:38 pm

Nigerians from various walks of life have reacted to the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS by the Inspector General of Police.

Recall that following the nationwide protest against police brutality, Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police, on Sunday ordered all officers and men of the now defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad to be redeployed with immediate effect.

While reacting, some Nigerians asked where the SARS personnel will be moved to, others congratulated the youths for the victory.

Here are some comments DAILY POST curated from Twitter.

@ayosogunro, ”I am still angry but I will try to feel some elation: …

Details Of IGP Muhammed Adamu's SARS Dissolution

Details Of IGP Muhammed Adamu’s SARS Dissolution

October 11, 2020 10:14 am

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, has been disbanded. Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police, made the announcement on Sunday afternoon.

This follows days of nationwide protest against the police operation.

Nigerians, mostly the youths, had taken to the streets of major cities to protest SARS’ brutality while the hashtag “ENDSARS” has trended for days on social media.

But disbanding the unit on Sunday, the IGP ordered all officers and men of the now defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad to be redeployed with immediate effect.

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According to the Adamu, the dissolution of SARS was …

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Police Brutality Shows Governors Are Not CSOs – Makinde

October 11, 2020 4:14 am

Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State, has said the constitution backs Nigerians protesting against the alleged brutality of the police Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.

Makinde made the remark in a response to the killing of a protester and the injuring of others allegedly by police officers in Ogbomosho area of the state.

The governor said the End SARS protest was an indication of systemic failure in the country.

Makinde, in a series of tweets on Saturday, said the protest exposed the fact that governors lacked the power to control the police in their states.

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End SARS: Yahoo Boys, Thugs, Robbers Behind Protest – Arewa

October 11, 2020 4:13 am

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Saturday, faulted the ongoing anti-Special Robbery Squad, SARS, protests across the nation.

AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima claimed that fraudsters popularly known Yahoo Yahoo boys and armed robbers, thugs were behind the anti-SARS protest.

Read Also: #EndSARS: Police Deny Shooting At Ogbomoso Protesters

Shettima alleged that some of the protests were aimed at preparing grounds for kidnapping, robbery and other social vices.

In a statement he forwarded to Africa Daily News, New York, Shettima said: ‘We have observed, as a group, the loud calls for the total ban on SARS through politically-motivated protests

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SARS - A Criminal Organisation That Must Be Disbanded Now

SARS: A Criminal Organisation That Must Be Disbanded Now

October 10, 2020 10:40 am

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is a dreaded controversial unit of the Nigeria Police Force. It is a unit under the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police Anthony Ogbizi. The DIG receives its directives from the Inspector General of Police. SARS, as it is popularly called, is known for extortion, torture, framing up suspects and even blackmail.

Some officers of the F-SARS have been known to be overzealous, terrorising weak and powerless Nigerians. In the past, some youths have been killed by the officers either through torture or stray bullets in a …

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