The Inspector General of Police,
Ibrahim Idris, has said that personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)
would undergo a mental test.
He said the test was to ascertain
their level of preparedness on the field and reduce cases of extra-judicial
killings.
According to him, the new
directive from the Force Headquarters came as part of measures to reform the
SARS.
Idris, who also warned the SARS
personnel not delve into civil matters, added that failure to comply with the
new directives would attract adequate sanction.
He stated these on Friday during
a lecture with the field Commanders of SARS from various parts of the country
in Abuja.
The IGP also said the Deputy
Inspector General of Police (DIG) Operations would now lead SARS as the
Strategic Commander.
As a way to curtail their
excesses, Idris also said the personnel would now operate in official uniforms
which would be clearly marked for easy identification.
Idris said: “As part of ways to
reform SARS, psychometric test, training and continuous assessment of
operatives deployed to SARS to determine the suitability or otherwise of their
role in keeping with acceptable standard operating procedure would be
conducted.
“SARS operatives are prohibited
from acting as bodyguards, delving into land matters, personal disputes,
disputes, debt collection and matters that are considered civil.
“They are also prohibited from
conducting stop and search on roads unless when necessary and can only embark
on operations only on the permission of the CP in charge of SARS, Deputy
Commissioners and ACPs operations in the Commands they are answerable to.”
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