- The IG of police has ordered SARS operatives to wear police uniforms with full identification pending the launch of new FSARS uniform
IGP has also set-up custody records management system for FSARS throughout the country.
- Also, FSARS operatives will go through human rights protection orientation programmes and processes
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered members of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to wear police uniforms with full identification, pending the launch of new FSARS uniform.
The force spokesman, acting Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jimoh Moshood, said in a statement in Abuja on Friday, August 14, that Idris gave the order at meeting with critical stakeholders.
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Moshood said that Idris was represented by the deputy inspector-general of police in charge of operations, Mr Habila Joshak.
He said that the meeting was convened to brief the stakeholders on the progress made so far in the overhaul of the SARS now known as Federal SARS.
The police boss said that the overhaul of SARS was beyond rhetoric as strategic reforms were being implemented.
Also, FSARS operatives will go through human rights protection orientation programmes and processes. Credit: Jerrywright Ukwu
He said that the FSARS operatives had been ordered to desist from attending to civil or commercial matters henceforth and focus strictly on armed robbery and kidnapping cases only.
According to Moshood, the commissioner of police in charge of FSARS, Mr Habiru Gwandu, informed the meeting that a human rights desk had been created in the 36 states of the federation and FCT.
He said that the desks would address cases of infractions against members of the public by FSARS personnel across the nation.
Gwandu added that the Police had engaged the services of psychologists and counsellors in the ongoing screening of FSARS operatives.
On his part, the DCP in charge of the I-G’s X-Squad, Amaechi Elumelu, said in the statement that the screening and mobilization of FSARS Operatives would not be business as usual again.
He said that FSARS operatives would undergo through rigorous orientation including human rights training among other screening processes.
Read part of the statement made available to NAIJ.com below:
"The inspector general of police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni represented by DIG Habila Joshak, deputy inspector general of police, operations department, along with commissioner of police Federal SARS addressed critical stakeholders, the media and the public on the progress being made in the overhaul of special Anti-Robbery Squad, now known as FSARS in the new arrangement. The critical Stakeholders in attendance are;
"The DIG operations DIG Joshak Habila had key officials of the police force in attendance including the commissioner of police in charge of FSARS, CP Haliru Gwandu and DCP Amaechi Elumelu in charge of the IGP’s X-Squad and others senior Officers.
"DIG Joshak Habila emphasized that the overhaul of SARS was beyond rhetoric and real reform was taking place. He noted among other things that Federal SARS operatives had been ordered not to attend to civil or commercial matters again. But strictly to Armed Robbery and Kidnapping cases only.
"CP FSARS, CP Habiru Gwandu in his remarks informed the gathering of the creation of a Human Rights Desk in every states of the Federation to take and address cases of infractions against members of the public by FSARS personnel anywhere in the country in collaboration with other Human Rights organisations.
"He went further to note that the Police has involved the services of psychologists and counsellors in the ongoing screening of FSARS operatives.
"The DCP Amaechi Elumelu who heads the IGP’s X-Squad, a unit with the mandate of enforcing discipline in the Nigeria Police Force stated that the screening and mobilization of FSARS Operatives would not be business as usual again, pointing out that anyone who would become an operative would go through rigorous orientation, Human Rights training and other screening processes that will includes the evaluation of their previous records on Human Rights.
"The DCP further announced the setting up of the Custody Records Management System which will be unveiled by the Inspector General of Police very soon. He explained that this system would contain the records of arrests, detentions and welfare details of suspects, noting that this system would discourage arbitrary arrest of people, and ensure that suspects are charged to court within 24 hours according to the law.
" In his address at the event, Mr Segun Awosanya, popularly known as @Segalink on Twitter who spearheaded the #ENDSARS Campaign appreciated the president, Federal Republic of Nigeria for the swift action in ordering the overhaul of SARS, noting that the government was a listening one. He called for trust between citizens and the police noting that “if it is well with the Police, it is well with the nation.”
"The social media activist said that he would be giving all it takes to support the police force and called off the #ENDSARS and the reformation of SARS in the new FSARS arrangement.
"The meeting ended successfully and a further dialogue with the critical Stakeholders, the Media and the Police is to come up very soon."
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Recall that NAIJ.com had reported that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to immediately overhaul the management and activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
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