The Inspector General of Police, Mr Usman Baba, on Thursday
assured that there was no plan to reinstate the disbanded Special Anti Robbery
Squad (SARS) into the Nigeria Police Force.
Mr Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO),
disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.
Mba explained that the clarification followed reports making
the rounds both online and offline that the IGP had directed the reinstatement
of the disbanded SARS.
He said, “The Force wishes to emphasise that there is no
plan whatsoever to bring back the disbanded SARS. SARS is gone for good and
will not resurrect under any guise whatsoever.”
According to Mba, the Nigeria Police had re-organised the
operational structure of the squad to fill the vacuum created by its
disbandment, as the leadership of the Force remains focused on efforts at
deepening reforms within the Force.
The FPRO said the idea was to bequeath Nigerians, a Police
Force that would be more efficient, effective, technology-driven, humane and
rule of law compliant.
He advised the general public to disregard the report,
saying that it was deliberately intended to misinform the public.
Recall that following the nationwide protest
against police brutality, the former IGP, Mohammed Adamu, had last year ordered
all officers and men of the now-defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad to be
redeployed with immediate effect.
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