The police officer whose name was given as Obioma Obi, who cocked his gun threatening to shoot protesters demanding for the scrapping of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARs, yesterday in Owerri, has been indicted by the Imo state police Commissioner, Isaac Akinmoyede. The Commissioner of Police, spoke while reacting on the gun threat from […]
Elisha Abbo, senator representing Adamawa north, has filed an appeal challenging the judgement of a federal capital territory high court which ordered him to pay N50 million for assaulting a woman. In 2019, the police arraigned Abbo before a magistrate court in Zuba, on a one-count charge of assaulting Osimibibra Warmate at a sex-toy shop […]
As the #EndSARSProtest proceeded across Nigeria, some Nigerians joined the public expression of discontent at the unprofessionalism of Nigerian Police Unit, Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), by signing an online petition. The number of Nigerians that have signed the petition on Change.org, as at the time of filing this report were 3,464. The description of […]
The Speaker House of Representatives, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, has unveiled some of the plans by the House, aimed at tackling police brutality in the country. In a statement signed personally on Wednesday, Gbajabiamila said over the next 30 days, the House will work with the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), civil society and with Nigerians of […]
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan says banning the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) is not the solution to cases of extrajudicial killings by the Police unit. His statement comes after the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, last week, banned F-SARS personnel and other Tactical Squads of the Force from embarking on routine patrols. Senator Lawan […]
The Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, a coalition of over 80 organisations, has said that the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, was not sincere in his latest ban of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. Amid social media campaign to scrap the police squad, the IGP on Sunday banned SARS officials from carrying out ‘stop and […]
The much-criticised Special Anti-Robbery Squad(SARS) cannot be scrapped because it is needed to combat armed robberies and other violence crimes, the Nigerian Police Force has stated. Several Nigerians, including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, have condemned the excesses and brutalities of the unit on social media. Many had called for its scrapping, saying it has caused […]
…Governors commend IGP for banning FSARS operations Ibe Pascal Arogorn In line with directives of the Inspector-General of Police on measures to curb the excesses of policemen attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (FSARS), and other tactical units, the Commissioner of Police, Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, Imohimi Edgal, embarked on measures towards implementing […]
The rule of law accountability and advocacy center (RUAAC) has tasked the Inspector general of police (IGP),Muhammed Adamu to see to an immediate implementation to the ban of F-SARS and other police tactical squads from routine patrol . (RUAAC) noted the announcement today (yesterday) 4th October, 2020 through a Press Statement issued by the Force […]
The last is yet to be heard of the dastard killing of a young Engineering graduate from Izombe, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, Charles Chikwado Duruji, as friends and relatives are determined to unravel the circumstances behind the ugly incident. Family sources told The Agenda Online that Mr. Duruji, a Mechanical Engineering graduate […]
