Davido, Nigerian artiste born David Adeleke, says he has
received permission to set up an independent panel that will oversee the
retraining and redeployment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) officials.
The singer held a meeting with Mohammed Adamu, the
inspector-general of police (IGP), on Monday.
In a broadcast on Sunday, Adamu announced that the unit’s
dissolution after Nigerians in the country and in the diaspora protested
attacks by SARS officials.
Addressing journalists after the meeting, Davido said the
IGP reaffirmed that SARS was no more and the police now have no reason to confiscate
people’s phones in any stop and search routine.
“They will be brought to justice. The reform, we need to see
it,” the singer said.
“The IG has given me the assurance and directive to set up
my own independent panel that will be overseeing the redeployment of the SARS
officers.
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“But SARS is over. There should be no reason for us to see
the police ask anyone to submit their phone. That is done.”
Over the past few days, indigenous celebrities including
Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Falz, and Runtown, joined their fans on the
streets to protest attacks by the police unit.
The movement has since gained global attention as multiple
accounts and video evidence alleging extortion and brutality continue to
surface.
Foreign entertainers such as Drake, Trey Songz, Stefflon Don, Nasty C, Lil Baby, and Chance The Rapper have also joined the movement.
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