Protesters at Alausa-end of Ikeja have blocked the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to demand for not just police reform, but enthronement of good governance. Roads around Allen Avenue, Opebi, Toyin Street, Agidingbi Road, Ogba Road, Oba Akran are all feeling the impact of the Protest. Another group of protesters are also out on the streets around Bariga and Akoko,…
The Police High Command in Abuja has released guidelines for the selection of policemen and women for the new Special Weapons and Tactics team. The SWAT team was announced on Tuesday by the Inspector General of Police, MOHAMMED ADAMU, as a replacement for the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP FRANK MBAH, said…
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, HAKEEM ODUMOSU, has charged members of the disbanded tactical teams under his command on how on conduct themselves going forward. C.P. ODUMOSU said the police personnel, including those with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Anti-Kidnapping Squad and Anti-Cultism Squad, are not to be seen carrying arms or in their operational vests. He also…
EndSARS protests continued for the eighth day in Lagos, Abuja, and other parts of the country, Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Despite the rainfall that started in the early hours of today, protesters returned to the Lekki Toll Plaza under the downpour. The protesters have also added EndSWAT to their slogans of EndSARS and End-Police-Brutality. This followed the…
The Presidential Panel on Police Reform has adopted the five-points demand by the EndSARS protesters. The demands include the immediate release of all detained protesters, as well as justice and compensation for all victims of police brutality. The decision was reached at a meeting between the Inspector General of Police and officials of the National Human Rights…
The Inspector-General of Police, MOHAMMED ADAMU, has announced the formation of a new special unit of the Nigeria Police to fight violent crimes. IGP ADAMU said the new unit, which is to be known as Special Weapons and Tactics, or SWAT Team for short, is to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. IGP ADAMU said operatives…