JUST IN: Reps move to curb SARS excesses 1
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JUST IN: Reps move to curb SARS excesses

The House of Representatives has resolved to act over allegations of extra judicial killings, harassment, impunity and others vices against operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). This was sequel to adoption of the prayers of a motion brought under matters of urgent national importance by House Leader Alhassan Ado-Doguwa on the needs to stop

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IPOB accuses SARS, Police anti-kidnapping squad of killings 2
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IPOB accuses SARS, Police anti-kidnapping squad of killings

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday raised the alarm over the alleged disappearance and secret killing of its members by the Special Anti Robbery Squad across Biafra States, calling on the Nigerian Federal Government to halt such killings to avoid pushing it to the wall. The group therefore sent a Save Our Soul, SOS,

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Delta: Police dismiss video alleging SARS killing 3
Police File

Delta: Police dismiss video alleging SARS killing

The Delta Police Command on Monday, dismissed a video clip alleging that operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) shot a man to death in Ughelli town, in the Ughelli South local government area of the state.The Command spokesperson, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, said in a statement on Monday in Asaba, that the video, which went

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IGP warns SARS boss, CPs, others over operatives’ misconduct 4
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IGP warns SARS boss, CPs, others over operatives’ misconduct

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, yesterday warned Commissioner in charge of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, state police commissioners and Zonal Inspectors-General of Police that they will be held liable for misconduct of SARS operatives in their areas of responsibility. This came as operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, narrowly escaped death

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BREAKING: IGP bans SARS from patrols, checkpoints 5
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BREAKING: IGP bans SARS from patrols, checkpoints

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Abubakar Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS). The police force in a statement signed by PPRO, Frank Mba demanded that all stop and search duties and patrols by SARS be terminated with immediate effect. This is following the nationwide outcry by Nigerians over the

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EndSARS: Chidoka reacts, canvasses review of Police funding, organizational construct 6
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EndSARS: Chidoka reacts, canvasses review of Police funding, organizational construct

Former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka has called for immediate review of the current Police funding and organizational construct. He said Federal Government should fund Personnel cost of Police officers while States should take over operational and capital cost. The call followed incessant cases of harassment and brutality of the citizens by officers of the Special

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Saraki, Atiku, others call for the restructuring of SARS 7
Opinion

Saraki, Atiku, others call for the restructuring of SARS

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, have lent their voices to the call for the restructuring of the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS. Atiku in a post shared on his Facebook page, said the police unit which was created to confront violent crimes such as armed robbery and kidnapping,

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Tension as so-called IPOB members kill SARS officer in Rivers 8
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Tension as so-called IPOB members kill SARS officer in Rivers

Yet to be identified men have killed a Police Officer attached to the Special Anti-robbery Squad, SARS, headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, whose name was not ascertained at press time. It was alleged that the killers were members of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who had vowed that there was no going back on

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SPACS brutalized female corps member in Anambra, not SARS 9
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SPACS brutalized female corps member in Anambra, not SARS

Anambra state Co-ordinator, National Youth Service Corps, Mr. Kehinde Aremu on Wednesday absolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operatives of the alleged brutality of a female corps member in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. He said the act was carried out by the Special Anti-Cult Squad (SPACS), who he said had apologized. An

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Rivers Gov, Wike, Joins Calls For Reform Or Scrapping Of SARS 10
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Rivers Gov, Wike, Joins Calls For Reform Or Scrapping Of SARS

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has called for the reformation or scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police, following another alleged extra judicial killing. Governor Wike made the call on Tuesday in a series of tweets on his offcial timeline following the murder of a local musician identified as

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3 arrested for robbing man of N.7m, €8,000, $3,000 at gunpoint 12
Crime & Investigation

3 arrested for robbing man of N.7m, €8,000, $3,000 at gunpoint

Three man robbery syndicate have been arrested for allegedly robbing at gunpoint the sum of N700,000.00, 8,000 Euro, $3,000 dollars and some assorted phones from one Emmanuel Obi in Umuobi village, Akwu ukwu, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed in a statement said the suspects used

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SARS refunds N20,000 bail extortion to Onitsha Lawyer 13
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SARS refunds N20,000 bail extortion to Onitsha Lawyer

Officials of Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) Awkuzu, Anambra State, has refunded the sum of N20,000 allegedly extorted from an Onitsha based lawyer, identified as Okite as bail fee over a case of unlawful arrest and extortion. Coordinator, Police Stakehokders Partnership Forum (PSPF) Anambra State, Prince Chris Azor who disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday,

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