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The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered immediate reorganisation of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad following the public call for it scrapping on social media.
“Under the new arrangement, a Commissioner of Police is now the overall head of the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad nationwide under the Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja," he said in a statement on Monday.
“The police zonal commands, state commands and divisions will continue to operate anti-crime units/sections, crime prevention and control squads to prevent and detect crimes in their areas of responsibility.
“A Federal SARS commander of a rank of Chief Superintendent of Police and not below Superintendent of Police will be in charge of FSARS in state and zonal commands across the country,” he stated.
Idris also said the unit will undergo a new training regime and ordered an investigation into all allegations and complaints against the operatives of the squad by the IGP X-Squad.
The force asked anyone with complaints against SARS personnel to report through any of the following channels for investigation and further actions: IGP X-Squad, 09026900729 (calls); 09032278905 (SMS); 09035621377 (WhatsApp) and email: [email protected].
“Under the new arrangement, a Commissioner of Police is now the overall head of the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad nationwide under the Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja," he said in a statement on Monday.
“The police zonal commands, state commands and divisions will continue to operate anti-crime units/sections, crime prevention and control squads to prevent and detect crimes in their areas of responsibility.
“A Federal SARS commander of a rank of Chief Superintendent of Police and not below Superintendent of Police will be in charge of FSARS in state and zonal commands across the country,” he stated.
Idris also said the unit will undergo a new training regime and ordered an investigation into all allegations and complaints against the operatives of the squad by the IGP X-Squad.
The force asked anyone with complaints against SARS personnel to report through any of the following channels for investigation and further actions: IGP X-Squad, 09026900729 (calls); 09032278905 (SMS); 09035621377 (WhatsApp) and email: [email protected].
