IGP bows to pressure, disbands SARS

The Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, has scrapped the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS).

The IGP disbanded the police squad on Sunday, October 11, 2020, after Nigerian youths had protested against the police unit.

The IGP said the operatives would be redeployed to other police formations and commands.

Adamu announced this in a broadcast on Sunday afternoon.

The announcement came after days of street protests against the brutality and extrajudicial killings by the SARS operatives.

The IGP said, “The Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force otherwise known as SARS is hereby dissolved in all the 36 State Police Commands and the Federal Capital Territory.”

The briefing was followed by a statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba.

The statement titled, ‘IGP Dissolves The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)’, stated, “The IGP, while noting that the dissolution of SARS is in response to the yearnings of the Nigerian people, observes that by this dissolution, all officers and men of the now-defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad are being redeployed with immediate effect.”