{"id":105481,"date":"2023-06-16T19:28:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T18:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=105481"},"modified":"2023-06-16T19:28:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T18:28:09","slug":"police-still-operating-sars-in-rivers-gov-fubara-alleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/police-still-operating-sars-in-rivers-gov-fubara-alleges\/","title":{"rendered":"Police still operating SARS in Rivers, Gov Fubara alleges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1768879759230779948\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Governor Fubara on Friday alleged that some police personnel under Rivers State Command were still operating as Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) despite federal government disbandment of that tactical unit nationwide.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe governor at a meeting with Rivers Commissioner of Police, CP Nwoyi Emeka, in Government House, Port Harcourt, brought up the allegation against growing outcry among residents that a secret SARS in still operation, harassing, abusing and extorting members of the public.<\/p>\n<p>Charging the new man at the helms of Rivers Police Command to ensure immediate end to such impunity, Fubara urged CP Emeka, \u201cTo get to the bottom of the complaints from citizens in consideration of security matters, as the people were always directly affected during security breaches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet your familiarity with Rivers security terrain be an advantage to effectively combat crime and criminalities in the State. I urge you to deploy your wealth of experience in fighting crime and insecurities in the State. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>CP Emeka had briefed Fubara that under his watch in the last two weeks, the fight against criminal elements has been formidable with appreciable results, assuring that with more support from government and Rivers communities, more milestone will be achieved for a safer Rivers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy primary duty here is to tackle crime and criminality effectively. And to achieve this, all hands must be on deck as we seek the help of the Government of Rivers State and good spirited people of the State to achieve this\u201d, he emphasised.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Fubara on Friday alleged that some police personnel under Rivers State Command were still operating as Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) despite federal government disbandment of that tactical unit nationwide.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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