Video Of Soldiers Beating Up Policemen Extorting People Along Aba Road

Even when civilians are protesting against their brutality and extortion, some police members are still extorting and brutalizing civilians on the road. A video sighted online shows how some soldiers saved civilians from the hands of some police officers who were extorting them along the Aba road. The soldiers didn’t let go of the police…

Disbanded SARS Officers Harass, Extort Man In Port Harcourt (Video)

Days after the Special Anti-Robbery Squad was disbanded by the Inspector-general of Police, Mohammed Adamu, operatives of the unit have reportedly harassed and extorted a man in Rivers state. The man who claims to be a trader, revealed that he was was dispossessed of his phone and the sum of N35,000 by the SARS officers. The…

Disbanded SARS Officers Are Barred From Joining SWAT – Police Say

The Nigerian Police Force have announced that officials from the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery squad are barred from joining the newly set-up tactical unit, SWAT. One of the criteria for the selection of SWAT officers stipulates that they must not have worked for SARS, according to a memo that was shared by the Police. Other key…

No More Checking Of Nigerians’ Phones – IG Of Police (Watch)

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered police officers to stop checking citizens’ phones. For years, operatives had insisted on searching phones of Nigerians youths at checkpoints or any location. During such encounters at roadblocks or patrols, policemen, in most cases, forcefully snatch phones belonging to innocent citizens. They search through e-mails, text messages, as…

Nigerians React To IGP’s Creation Of SWAT As Replacement For SARS

The Inspector-general of Police, Mohammad Adamu has established a new Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) squad as a replacement for the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force. “The IGP has also set up a new Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Tram will fill the gaps arising from dissolution of the defunct…