President Buhari approves State and LG Police, okay the renaming of SARS

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the recommendations of the Presidential Panel on the Reform of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, for the establishment of state and local government police.

The president also approved a recommendation for dismissal of 37 SARS’ operatives and prosecution of 24 other police officers as well as the panel’s recommendation for the renaming of SARS as Anti-Robbery Squad, ARS President Buhari further approved the panel’s recommendation that directed the Inspector-General of Police to unravel the identity of 22 police officers indicted for violation of fundamental rights of some Nigerians.

Besides, the President approved other recommendations for the payment of compensation to 45 complainants, apologising to five others and ordering the Nigeria Police to obey court orders in five matters as well as the arrest and prosecution of two retired senior police officers for extra-judicial killing of a citizen and the takeover of the property of a suspect respectively.

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