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Nigeria: Rallies For, Against Police Anti-Robbery Unit Rock Cities
Vanguard, 12 December 2017
THOUSANDS of Nigerians in different parts of the country yesterday took to major streets to protest for and against calls to scrap the Special Anti-Robbery Squad , SARs, in… Read more »
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Nigeria: CSOs Give Govt, Police 21 Days Ultimatum to Disband SARS
This Day, 12 December 2017
As the controversy surrounding the operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) continues, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) yesterday gave the federal… Read more »
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Nigeria: Dakuku Accuses Wike of Financing Campaign Against SARS
This Day, 12 December 2017
The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, yesterday accused Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, of being a beneficiary… Read more »
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Nigeria: On Reforming SARS
Guardian, 11 December 2017
As part of their efforts towards dealing with the social menace of armed robberies in the country, the Nigeria Police authorities appropriately created the Special Anti-Robbery… Read more »
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Nigeria: Hotel Owner Accuses SARS Operatives of Torture, Extortion
Guardian, 11 December 2017
As the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Abubakar Idris is heaving a sigh of relief from the campaign to end Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (SARS), by ordering a reorganisation of the… Read more »
Nigeria's Special Anti-Robbery Unit Given 21 Days to Disband
Civil society organisations have formed a coalition calling for the disbandment of the unit. This follows reports that include torture, a lack of respect for the rule of law, extortion, extrajudicial murder and the disappearance of hundreds of people.
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The public outcry and social media campaign against the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad has prompted the Inspector-General of Police Idris Ibrahim to order the ... Read more »
