The IGP talks About Overhauling of SARS

In a handout by the officer of Police (IGP), Abraham Idris, and signed by Police PR Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, the African nation Police ordered that henceforward, all SARS operatives ought to wear police uniforms with a full show of their identification before the launch of a brand new uniform for the FSARS across the state.

The IGP additionally ordered a set-up of Custody Records Management System for all FSARS throughout the country.

The release additionally proclaimed that from henceforward, all FSARS operatives should bear rigorous medical/psychological screening and human rights protection orientation programmes and processes.
BRIEFING ON PROGRESS created ON THE OVERHAUL OF SPECIAL ANTI-ROBBERY SQUADS (SARS)

The officer of Police, IGP Abraham K. Idris NPM, mni delineated by DIG Habila Joshak, Deputy officer of Police, Operations Department, together with Commissioner of Police Federal SARS addressed important Stakeholders, the Media and also the public on the progress being created within the overhaul of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, currently referred to as FSARS within the new arrangement. The important Stakeholders present are;

Mr Segun Awosanya (Segalink), caller of #EndSARS and head of Universal Institutional Reform support Foundation and Dr Femi Amosun
iii. academic Olu Ogunsakin delineated by Mr Ayo Omotade

Mr Asekome Oteiku, Director Legal/Admin International Human Rights Protection.
Ayo Akani and Team from Lincoln Carter Foundation
Other key Stakeholders and senior law enforcement officials.
The highlights of the event area unit as follows:

“The DIG Operations DIG Joshak Habila had key officers of the force present together with the Commissioner of Police to blame of FSARS, CP Haliru Gwandu and DCP Amaechi Elumelu to blame of the IGP’s X-Squad et al senior Officers.
“DIG Joshak Habila stressed that the overhaul of SARS was on the far side rhetoric and real reform was happening. He noted among different things that Federal SARS operatives had been ordered to not attend to civil or industrial matters once more. however strictly to heist and snatch cases solely.

“CP FSARS, CP Habiru Gwandu in his remarks knowledgeable the gathering of the creation of a personality's Rights table in each state of the Federation to require and address cases of infractions against members of the general public by FSARS personnel anyplace within the country together with different Human Rights organisations.

“He went more to notice that the Police has concerned the services of psychologists and counsellors within the current screening of FSARS operatives.

“The DCP Amaechi Elumelu WHO heads the IGP’s X-Squad, a unit with the mandate of imposing discipline within the African nation force declared that the screening and mobilization of FSARS Operatives wouldn't be business as was common once more, stating that associateyone WHO would become an operative would bear rigorous orientation, Human Rights coaching and different screening processes which will includes the analysis of their previous records on Human Rights.

“The DCP more proclaimed the putting in of the Custody Records Management System which can be unveiled by the officer of Police terribly before long. He explained that this method would contain the records of arrests, detentions and welfare details of suspects, noting that this method would discourage capricious arrest of individuals, and make sure that suspects area unit charged to court inside twenty four hours consistent with the law.

“In his address at the event, Mr Segun Awosanya, popularly referred to as @Segalink on Twitter WHO spearheaded the #ENDSARS Campaign appreciated the President, The Federal Republic of African nation for the swift action in ordering the overhaul of SARS, noting that the govt. was a listening one. He entailed trust between voters and also the police noting that “if it's well with the Police, it's well with the state.”

“The social media activist same that he would be giving all it takes to support the force and known as off the #ENDSARS and also the reformation of SARS within the new FSARS arrangement.

“The meeting concluded with success and an extra dialogue with the important Stakeholders, the Media and also the Police is to return up terribly before long.”