An Oyo House of Representatives member, Hon. Akin Alabi, has filed a motion for urgent dissolution of the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Hon. Alabi, APC-Oyo, said there are enough evidences in the public domain to proscribe SARS immediately, warning that the unit has committed enough atrocities.
He expressed that SARS operatives have become so lawless that even the Inspector General of Police can no longer contain their excesses, decrying how Nigerians now harbour untold fear of the deadly and corrupt unit.
The lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona Ara constituency stressed;
Policing in Nigeria continues to fall short of modern practices where citizens should be treated with utmost respect and decorum, therefore making it very difficult for an average citizen to truly trust that the police are their friends.
Lawmakers were notified of the motion today and would likely be considered at a plenary this week.
His motion follows widespread outcry against SARS excesses at the weekend by Nigerians on social media.
Inspector General, Muhammed Adamu responded to the outrage by announcing yet another restriction of SARS officers from the road, a decision Nigerians, including Hon. Alabi, said was irrelevant and not far-reaching enough.
Read the full motion by Hon. Alabi below;
