The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed
Adamu, on Sunday, 4th October, 2020 announced the
immediate ban of some activities of the personnel of the
Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad(FSARS).
The Police chief also banned other Tactical Squads of the Force
including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response
Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad, and other Tactical Squads operating
at the Federal, Zonal, and Command levels.
The IGP instructed them to stop carrying out routine patrols and
other conventional low-risk duties – stop and search duties,
checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc.
retwtr.com reports this comes in response to the series of
online protests against the indiscriminate and unjustified actions
of the SARS operatives by Nigerians with the hashtag #EndSARS.
Nigerians on different occasions have called for an end to SARS
due to their actions which have led to the death of innocent
Nigerians or seen some assaulted.
Below are ten major points you need to know about what the IGP
told FSARS, others in his new instruction on Sunday.
1. The IGP has banned FSARS, STS, and IRT from routine patrol on
the streets.
2. The IGP has also banned FSARS, STS, and IRT from conventional
low-risk duties – stop and search, checkpoint, mounting of
roadblocks, traffic checks, etc with immediate effect.
3. The IGP has warned that no police officer including personnel
of FSARS, STS, and IRT is authorized to embark on patrol or
tactical assignment in mufti.
4. The IGP has directed that the FSARS, STS, and IRT operatives
must appear in their uniforms or approved tactical gear while on
official assignment.
5. The IGP has banned the indiscriminate and unauthorized search
of mobile phones, laptops, and other smart devices.
6. The IGP has directed that personnel of FSARS and other
Tactical Squads concentrate and respond only to cases of armed
robbery, kidnapping, and other violent crimes when the need
arises.
7. The IGP has ordered the X-Squad and the monitoring unit to
monitor and arrest erring personnel of FSARS and other policemen on
the road.
8. The IGP warned that henceforth, the CP in charge of FSARS,
CPs in charge of State Commands and FCT, as well as their
supervisory zonal AIGs, will be held responsible for the misconduct
of personnel of FSARS and others within their jurisdiction.
9. The IGP has also charged the affected AIGs and CPs to ensure
the effective supervision of the personnel of FSARS and others
within their jurisdiction.
10. The IGP appealed to citizens not to allow the misconduct by
a few personnel of the force to negatively impact on their trust
and confidence in the police.
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