The Inspector General of Police, Mr Usman Baba, has dismissed rumors of an alleged plan to reinstate the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad into the Nigeria Police Force.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement, on Thursday, in Abuja.
“The Force wishes to emphasise that there is no plan whatsoever to bring back the disbanded SARS. SARS is gone for good and will not resurrect under any guise whatsoever,” he said.
He said that the Nigerian Police had re-organised the operational structure of the squad to fill the vacuum created by its disbandment, as the leadership of the Force remained focused on efforts at deepening reforms within the Force.
Mba said the idea was to bequeath to Nigerians, a Police Force that would be more effective, efficient, technology driven, humane and rule of law compliant.
