IGP Idris Replaces SARS Boss After Osinbajo’s Directive

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has delegated another Commissioner of police as the leader of the Federal Special Anti-burglary Squad. 

This arrangement comes hours subsequent to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo coordinated Idris to update the unit attached to the police. 

Representative for the police, Acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, said that the FSARS has been coordinated to work under the Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja. 

Some portion of the announcement read beneath: "New FSARS Commanders are being delegated for the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) the nation over that will currently exist and work in the State and Zonal Commands under the Commissioner of Police (F-SARS) at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. A Federal SARS Commander of a Rank of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) however not beneath Superintendent of Police (SP) will be responsible for FSARS in State and Zonal Commands the nation over. 

"All Commissioners of Police have been coordinated by the Inspector General of Police to conform to this mandate with prompt impact and caution their work force not to act like SARS agents. The IGP X-Squad and Monitoring Unit have been ordered to go round the Commands and Police Formations across the country to guarantee strict consistence with the Presidential mandates and secure any blundering cop. 

"Another Standard Operational Guidelines and Procedures, and set of accepted rules for all FSARS work force to guarantee that the activities of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad is in strict adherence to the lead of law and with due respects to worldwide human rights law and intrinsically ensured privileges of suspects will be implemented in totality by the Commissioner of Police, FSARS. Different measures to be executed by the Force in recognition of full consistence with the presidential mandates are as per the following: 

"Human Rights Desk Officers for FSARS in each State to take objections from general society and forward same to Force Headquarters, the officer will be responsible to the Commissioner of Police, FSARS at the Force Headquarters and not Commander FSARS in the States. 

"ii. Medicinal/Psychological assessment of all FSARS faculty will be done instantly. 

"iii. Updating of new uniform with character unofficial ID for all FSARS work force all through the Country will be done quickly. 

"iv. From now on, FSARS work force won't perform Stop and Search obligations aside from on trouble call to react to outfitted burglary and abducting offenses as it were. 

"The Force will be straightforward, coordinate, and work sincerely with the National Human Right Commission on the exceptional board that will lead an examination of the charged unlawful exercises of FSARS to address complaints from people in general against the staff of FSARS in consistence with the presidential orders. 

"Moreover, another preparation program to be composed by the Force in a joint effort with some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Local and International NGOs, and other Human Rights Organizations on center Police Duties, Observant of Human Rights and Handling, Care and Custody of Suspects have been coordinated by the Inspector General of Police for all Federal SARS faculty across the country with prompt impact. 

"An advisory group of Senior Police officers, Technical Consultants, Human Rights/Civil Society associations (CSOs) has been setup to survey the exercises of FSARS under the new game plan. They are to pay unscheduled visits to FSARS arrangements the nation over with specific consideration regarding States with high protests record, to survey offices and circumstances in these States and submit answer to the Inspector General of Police on consistent premise." 

The IGP likewise asked distressed individuals from the general population, who have any protestation previously or present of infringement of their rights by any SARS staff, to report through any of its channels for examination and change.

i. DIG, Department of Operations: 08037025670

ii. IGP X-SQUAD

0902 690 0729, 08078662130, 08174041000 – CALLS

0903 227 8905 – SMS

0903 562 1377 – whatsapp

Email: [email protected]

iii. IGP Monitoring Unit: [email protected], 08036242591

iv. Commissioner of Police, FSARS: 08033476852

v. FORCE PUBLIC COMPLAINT BUREAU

07056792065 Calls/SMS/whatsapp

08088450152 Calls/SMS/whatsapp

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Twitter: @PoliceNG

www.facebook.com/ngpolice

vi. PUBLIC COMPLAINT RAPID RESPONSE UNIT (PCRRU)

08057000001 – Calls Only

08057000002 – Calls Only

08057000003 – SMS & whatsapp only

Twitter: @PoliceNG_PCRRU

www.facebook.com/PolicePCRRU

NGOs/CSOs

vii. [email protected], 08027757359

viii. [email protected], [email protected], 09051133035

ix. [email protected]

x. [email protected], 07037887630