Buhari has ordered the immediate restructuring of SARS - Osinbajo

Buhari has ordered the immediate restructuring of SARS - Osinbajo

- VP Osinbajo says President Buhari has ordered an immediate restructuring of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS)

- He said several members of the squad have gone rogue and are doing things that are contrary to the very reasons for which they were set up

- The vice president gave the assurance that the squad will soon become responsible

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an immediate restructuring of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), in order to check the series of atrocities allegedly committed by the unit.

He made the disclosure while responding to questions from young Nigerians at a town hall meeting to mark the launch of the National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Clinics in Ibadan, Oyo state, Vanguard reports.

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Legit.ng gathers that the vice president, in a statement released by his senior special assistant on media and publicity, Laolu Akande, stated that President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive was in recognition of the concerns raised by Nigerians, about SARS operations.

He stated: “Many people are complaining about the atrocities of SARS, people are saying there should be no more SARS.

“SARS as you know, is anti-robbery squad; but several members of the squad have gone rogue and are doing things that are contrary to the very reasons for which they were set up.

“But it is not enough to just say, ‘end SARS’. You know it is an anti-robbery squad. What we need to end is to deal with the atrocities of SARS.

"We want to end everything that is wrong that they are doing, and we must always have in place, a force that is able to protect us against robbery, against kidnapping and all that.

“The president has already ordered a review of the formation of SARS so that very soon we would be able to have SARS that will be responsible."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that an operative of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) was accused of riddling the left foot of an Ogun state civil servant with bullets.

Ola Hammed, a Physics teacher in Ogun state said the operative was among a team of SARS officials attacked by some residents in the Ibara, Abeokuta area of the state, after a man was brutalised for videoing a brawl involving the cops.

Hameed alleged that the trigger-happy police officer opened fire on people including commuters and traders in the area. He said while people while running for safety from the gunshots, the SARS operative accosted him and accused him of being among the mob.

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Source: Legit.ng

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