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Posts tagged with "Special Anti-Robbery Squad"

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Public opinion forces NPF to withdraw law suit challenging validity of Sars judicial panels

NIGERIA Police Force (NPF) bosses have applied to withdraw the suit they filed to stop judicial review panels set up across the 36 states of the country to investigate human rights abuses by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) police unit.   Following a month-long nationwide protest against the brutality of the...
Government warns that fresh #EndSARS protests will be treated as treasonable regime change action Headline

Government warns that fresh #EndSARS protests will be treated as treasonable regime change action

NIGERIA'S federal government has warned that any fresh #EndSARS protests by the country's youths planned for next month will be treated as an attempt to overthrow the government and dealt with as regime change treason.   In October, thousands of Nigerian youths took to the streets to protest police brutality and demand the...
Sars panel hears how a man has spent a year in detention for failing to pay police N3m bribe Headline

Sars panel hears how a man has spent a year in detention for failing to pay police N3m bribe

MEMBERS of the Rivers State judicial panel of inquiry set up to investigate abuses by the Special Anti Robbery Squad (Sars) police unit have been told how a man from Khana Local Government Area has remained in detention for a year for failing to pay a bribe.   Following a month-long nationwide protest against the brutality of...
Sars panel hears of how taxi driver spent seven months in detention for asking policemen to pay their fare Headline

Sars panel hears of how taxi driver spent seven months in detention for asking policemen to pay their fare

MEMBERS of the Ogun State judicial panel of inquiry set up to investigate abuses by the Special Anti Robbery Squad (Sars) police unit have been told how one taxi driver was detained for seven months for daring to ask policemen to pay their fares.   Following a month-long nationwide protest against the brutality of the Sars...
Government plans new law to make OND the minimum requirement for police recruits African News

Government plans new law to make OND the minimum requirement for police recruits

APPLICANTS hoping the join the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) must from henceforth posses a minimum qualification of the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) or its equivalent as part of new plans to elevate the quality of officers serving in the force.   Over the last month, Nigerian youths have been protesting police brutality and...
Davido and Burna Boy among 50 celebrities being targeted in persecution of #EndSARS activists African News

Davido and Burna Boy among 50 celebrities being targeted in persecution of #EndSARS activists

MUSICIANS Davido and Burna Boy look set to be the targets of government persecution over the coming weeks after the police obtained a court order authorising them to investigate their contributions to the recent #EndSARS protests.   Following a month-long nationwide protest against the brutality of the Special Anti Robbery...
Malami says there is no evidence to prosecute 33 Sars operatives indicted for abuses Headline

Malami says there is no evidence to prosecute 33 Sars operatives indicted for abuses

NIGERIA's attorney-general and justice minister Abubakar Malami has cast doubt on the sincerity of the government to address questions raised by the now-dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) police unit by claiming there is no evidence to prosecute its operatives.   Over the last month, there have been widespread...
Youths withdraw from Lagos judicial panel as CBN freezes its members' accounts African News

Youths withdraw from Lagos judicial panel as CBN freezes its members' accounts

YOUTH representatives on the Lagos judicial panel walked away from proceedings today in response to the federal government's bad faith by getting the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze the accounts of suspected #EndsSARS protest leaders.   Following a month-long nationwide protest against the brutality of the Special Anti...
CBN obtains court order empowering it to freeze accounts of #EndSARS protesters African News

CBN obtains court order empowering it to freeze accounts of #EndSARS protesters

NIGERIAN authorities have stepped up their persecution of leaders of the recent #EndsSARS protests with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) securing a court order empowering it to freeze the bank accounts of anyone associated with the demonstrations.   Following a month-long nationwide protest against the brutality of the...
Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum condemn northern governors for opposing #EndSARS protest African News

Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum condemn northern governors for opposing #EndSARS protest

LEADERS of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) have fiercely criticised the recent meeting of northern governors and opinion makers in Kaduna that condemned the recent #EndsSARS movement and described it as subversive.   Over the last month, Nigerian youths held non-stop nationwide demonstrations calling for the...
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