Police still operating SARS Secretly despite ban – Governor tells CP
New Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has accused the state Police Command of still using some officers to operate as Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) despite federal government disbandment of the tactical unit nationwide.
The Governor made the allegation at a meeting with the state Commissioner of Police, CP Nwoyi Emeka, in the state Government House, on Thursday.
He said residents of the state have cried to him with the allegation that a secret SARS in still operation, harassing, abusing and extorting them.
The Governor further charged the CP “To get to the bottom of the complaints from citizens in consideration of security matters, as the people were always directly affected during security breaches.
“Let 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. “
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