Governors of the 19 northern states have rejected the
disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police
Force (NPF).
Simon Lalong, Plateau state governor and chairman of the
Northern Governors Forum, told State House correspondents after a meeting with
President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday that the police unit has been
useful in the fight against insecurity in the region.
“SARS is not made up of bad elements alone as it also
includes personnel who are doing their
work diligently,” he said.
Lalong said what is needed is the reformation of the unit to
enable it to discharge its functions “optimally”.
On Sunday, Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police
(IGP), announced the disbandment of SARS following nationwide protests against
alleged human rights violations by the unit.
But the protests continued as the #EndSARS campaigners
demanded the prosecution of all officers named in cases of rights abuses.
The protests have spread across the country and have
persisted for days.
However, while there is a strong momentum of the citizen
action in the south of the country, there is a passive response in the northern
region.
The police leadership has promised reforms, setting up a new
unit named — special weapons and tactics (SWAT).
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