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#EndSARS: Two Victims Of Police Brutality Receive N11m Compensation

Edna Wande May 16, 2021 0

Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of SARS has once again given out cheques to more victims of police brutality. At the panel’s sitting on Saturday, two victims were awarded the sum of N11 million as compensation.…

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Amotekun Members Must Be Trained In Order Not To Become Another SARS – Wole Soyinka

Edna Wande Jan 9, 2021 0

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has warned that South-West Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, must not morph into another Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Nigeria Police Force unit. SARS was disbanded in October 2020…

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Insecurity: IGP Orders Immediate Deployment Of SWAT Operatives

Edna Wande Dec 14, 2020 0

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered 17 Assistant Inspector Generals of Police in the Force to deploy all the recently trained members of Special Weapon and Tactical Team (SWAT) for routine patrols with immediate…

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#EndSARS: ‘Bullet Still In My Body’ – Lekki Tollgate Shooting Victims Share…

Edna Wande Dec 4, 2020 0

As Lagos state Judicial Panel continues to investigate cases of human rights abuses by officers of defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), some victims of the shooting of unarmed protesters on October 20 at Lekki tollgate, have come out…

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UK Admits To Training, Supplying Equipment To SARS Police Unit (photos)

Edna Wande Oct 30, 2020 0

United Kingdom has admitted to providing training and equipment to notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), after initially denying any ties with the police unit. Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, who is one of UK prime minister,…

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‘SARS Detained Me For 48 Days, Extracted Two Teeth’ – Victim Tells Lagos Judicial Panel

Edna Wande Oct 28, 2020 0

A middle-aged man, Okoli Aguwu, has narrated his horrific ordeal in the hands of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) officers. Okoli Aguwu, who appeared before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution set up by the Lagos State…

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‘You’ve Made Your Point, Please Call Off The Protests’ – Tinubu Appeals To #EndSARS Protesters

Msyosi Oct 20, 2020 0

National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has called on #EndSARS protesters to end the demonstrations that have paralysed socio-economic activities in Abuja, Benin, Lagos among other capital cities in the…

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#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Swears-In Judicial Panel To Investigate Police Brutality, Human Rights Violation…

Edna Wande Oct 19, 2020 0

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sworn in a seven-man Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution to investigate cases of police brutality and human rights violations committed by operatives of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery…

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‘They Shouted At Me’ – Lagos Deputy Gov Narrates How He Was Once Harassed By SARS

Edna Wande Oct 9, 2020 0

Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos state, has revealed that he has once suffered harassment from special anti-robbery squad (SARS) officers four years ago. Hamzat, speaking while addressing #EndSARS protesters at Alausa, Ikeja, on…

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SARS Operatives Can No Longer Detain Suspects – Lagos CP, Hakeem Odumosu

Edna Wande Oct 6, 2020 0

Commissioner for Police in Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has said that operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state no longer have the authority to unilaterally detain suspects. Odumosu, who stated this on Tuesday…

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‘It Is Fake, Misleading’ – Police, Delta Govt Dismiss Viral Video Alleging SARS Killed Man In…

Amirah Kuale Oct 6, 2020 0

Delta State Police Command and the state government have debunked a viral video allegedly showing operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) shooting a man to death in Ugheli. The Command said this in a statement issued by its…

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Oyo Rep, Akin Alabi Files Motion To Dissolve SARS

Amirah Kuale Oct 5, 2020 0

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…

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I Am Concerned, Angry About SARS Actions, Says Osinbajo

Edna Wande Oct 4, 2020 0

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said he is concerned and angry about the actions of some policemen, especially those attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) against civilians in the country. SARS officials, he said, are…

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Breaking: IGP Bans FSARS, Other Tactical Squads From Routine Patrols, ‘Stop And Search’ Duties,…

Amirah Kuale Oct 4, 2020 0

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) from embarking on routine patrols and checks. Also affected by the ban are members of the Special Tactical Squad…

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EndSARS: ‘Victim Is Alive, He Was Not Shot By SARS But Jumped Out Of Operation Delta Safe Vehicle’…

Edna Wande Oct 4, 2020 0

Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, has said a young man allegedly shot by security operatives believed to be Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Delta state is not dead, contrary to widespread reports. There has…

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