Music Legend Femi Kuti has joined other Nigerians in the
ongoing protest calling for an end to police brutality by men of
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
The protesters are calling for an end to SARS, reforms in the
police, the release of some of the protesters who were arrested by
the police during last week’s protests, prosecution of the officers
that killed these victims, and compensation for the families of the
deceased.
They are also calling for an end to police brutality, insisting
that President Muhammadu Buhari should make the pronouncement
disbanding SARS by way of an executive order.
Meanwhile, President Buhari has reacted to the outcry on the
reform of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) promising to extensively
reform the Force.
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The President declared that the disbanding of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is the first step to extensive police
reforms by his administration.
“I will like to use this opportunity to say a word on the recent
genuine concerns and agitations by Nigerians about the excessive
use of force and in some cases extra-judicial killings and wrongful
conduct of the men of the Nigerian Police Force.
“The disbanding of SARS is only the first step in our commitment
to extensive police reforms in order to ensure that the primary
duty of the police and other law enforcement agencies remains the
protection of lives and livelihood of our people,” President Buhari
said.
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