(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday, disclosed that the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) created a vacuum in Nigeria’s Police effort at fighting insecurity.
The acting IGP spoke at the weekly Ministerial briefing, organized by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
He also disclosed that the morale of the personnel of the force had remained dampened aftermath of the #EndSARS protest and with the recent attacks in the Southeast.
He said the regular policemen and women have not been able to immediately slot into the vacuum created by the SARS disbandment even though efforts are ongoing to train them for the new role.
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The disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has created a vacuum in the effort of the Nigeria Police to tackle insecurity in the country, the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alkali Usman, said.
Speaking at the presidential briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday, he also said that the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest dampened the morale of personnel of the force.
He said the regular policemen and women have not been able to immediately fill in the vacuum created by the SARS disbandment even though efforts are ongoing to train them for the new role.
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