The Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum (NGF) has commended the Inspector-General
\nof Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, for banning the operations of the
\nFederal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and a range of other Tactical
\nSquads of the Force.<\/p>\n
The Forum Chairman, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in a statement issued on Monday in
\nAbuja, called for appropriate sanctions against law enforcement officers
\nwho had become lawless and irresponsible in the exercise of their duties
\nagainst ordinary Nigerians.<\/p>\n
Fayemi, who is also the Governor of Ekiti State, said that the governors
\nreceived with great relief and satisfaction the decision to ban the
\noperations of that arm of the force with immediate effect.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also completely agree with the directive of the IGP that no
\npersonnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical
\nassignments in mufti forthwith.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis, in our view, will significantly reduce the various infractions of
\nthe Force that the ordinary Nigerian people have been complaining about.
\n\u201cWe also believe this will bring an end to the menace of SARS brutality
\non the people they are meant to protect.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe IGP\u2019s instructions could not have come at a better time when the
\nmajority of Nigerians are unhappy with this group of police officers who
\nhave routinely engaged in unlawful killings and torture, thereby giving
\nthe Force a bad name.
\n\u201cIt is helpful to recall that SARS has been cautioned for the same
\nbehaviour before only for it to go back to its old ways.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur young people should not be criminalized simply on account of how
\nthey look or their mode of dressing or the cars they drive, the type of
\nphones they carry, etc. This is an assault on their fundamental human
\nrights.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe think this is a timely clinical response by the leadership of the
\nNigerian Police Force and I must commend IGP Adamu for his promptness
\nand boldness.
\nFayemi expressed the hope that the announcement would promptly be
\nfollowed by action and that there would be no reversal to the unorthodox
\nenforcement practices being complained against. (NAN)<\/p>\n
The Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum (NGF) has commended the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, for banning the operations of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and a range of other…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n