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IGP orders mental test for SARS personnel
The #ENDSARS campaign launched against the inhuman acts dished out to Nigerians by personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has continued to yield results.
Weeks after calling for the reformation of the police detachment, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris has ordered that henceforth, members of SARS would undergo mental evaluation.
The IGP who revealed that much during a lecture with field commanders of SARS from various parts of the country who all gathered in the capital city of Abuja also noted that the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Operations, would now lead SARS as the Strategic Commander.
Speaking at the lecture, the IGP said the test is to ascertain their level of preparedness on the field which would reduce cases of extra-judicial killings.
The IGP said; “As part of ways to reform SARS, psychometric test, training and continuous assessment of operatives deployed to SARS to determine the suitability or otherwise of their role in keeping with acceptable standard operating procedure would be conducted”.
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Speaking further, the IGP while reading the riot act noted that henceforth, SARS personnel would now put on official uniforms which would be clearly marked for easy identification to help curtail their excesses.
He said: “SARS operatives are prohibited from acting as bodyguards, delving into land matters, personal disputes, disputes, debt collection and matters that are considered civil.
“You are also prohibited from conducting stop and search on roads unless when necessary and you can only embark on operations only on the permission of the CP in charge of SARS, Deputy Commissioners and ACPs, Operations, in the commands they are answerable to,” the IGP added.
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