As I sweated and fidgeted with plugs and fuses I hardly understand, I chanted all the Quranic verses that I have been taught could protect one from danger in such desperate situation. God is indeed a wonderful God. Within minutes, strident siren heralded the arrival of a police truck. Before I could even shut the bonnet of my car, I had been surrounded by several gun-toting men.
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Adeboye made his position known on his Twitter handle on Wednesday.
This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, and made available to newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday.
The party said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondoyan, on Monday.
The governor in a statement personally signed by him and made available to newsmen on Monday in Asaba, said the disbandment was a decisive response to the legitimate concerns of Nigerians.
However, the question remains: what do we do with these police officers? Do we absorb them into the system and deploy them to various police formations, divisions and outposts across the nation? Already there were growing calls against this move.
Speaking at the launch of the Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme, aimed at creating 774,000 jobs across the Local Government Areas in the country, President Buhari also directed that all those responsible for misconduct or wrongful acts be brought to justice.
The dissolution followed their alleged reckless behaviors on the society.
He stated this in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba on Sunday.
He said the operatives will be redeployed to other police formations and commands.
Martins, in a statement by the Director, Social Communications, Rev. Fr. Anthony Godonu, on Saturday in Lagos, said that the allegations of police brutality on the masses had become more urgent and constituted an unprofessional act.
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja said that the meeting was held on Friday, to determine the next steps toward addressing concerns of Nigerians on the excesses of Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS).
Elliot made his position known on Thursday during a protest by #EndSARS protesters at the Lagos State House of Assembly.
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu had directed the reformation of SARS following allegations of extra-judicial killings, extortion and harassment of citizens in the unit.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the decision was sequel to complaints and reports on the activities of SARS, a unit within the police, on several cases of harassment, extortion and misconduct against innocent Nigerians.
In a tweet shared via his Twitter page on Tuesday morning, the “Issa Goal” singer said he is putting a temporary halt to the planned protest
The Command’s Commissioner, Hakeem Odunmosu, disclosed this during a news briefing on Tuesday.
The command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, said in a statement in on Sunday that the suspects were nine men and two women.
The suspects were arrested by operatives of the state Special Anti-Robbery Squad and paraded on Wednesday.
The command’s spokesman, SP Nnamdi Omoni, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that the other five suspects were all women.