Lagos State Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, has banned
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit from detaining suspects in their
cells.
Odumosu stated this while appearing on Channels Television’s
Sunrise Daily.
The Commissioner directed the officers to only move out on
information and notify the Area Commander before carrying out their operations.
According to Odumosu, the operatives attached to the tactical squads of the Command would have to sign an undertaking, in which they commit to professional best practices.
“It is going to be different because there will be more
monitoring and supervision.
“The additional directive I gave is that they must not even
go to investigate any case without booking their arrival at the Area
Commander’s office so that the Area Commander will know that they are in that
area doing what they ought to do. Once they finish, they must go back and file
entry.
“Secondly, I gave a directive that they must not detain
anybody in their cells any longer. They can only detain at my office or at the
Area Commander’s office. And the Area Commander must interview any suspect they
want to detain and ascertain that the suspect had done what warranted being
detained.
“It will be better
than what has been obtained because there is more supervision. They gave their
words, but I am going a step further because they are all signing undertaking
in writing to comply with the directives of the IG and failure to adhere to the
rules, the undertaking shall serve as evidence, and they will be dealt with
according to extant laws,” Odumosu said.
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