The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has announced the dissolution of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (fSARS) of the Nigeria Police Force.

This is coming after protests erupted in some states across the federation on the alleged brutality and extra-judicial killings by operatives of the SARS squad.

He said the operatives will be redeployed to other police formations and commands.

Adamu announced this in a live broadcast on Sunday, October 11, 2020.

The announcement came after days of online and offline protests against the brutality and extra-judicial killings by SARS operatives nationwide.

At the briefing, the IGP said, “The Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force otherwise known as SARS is hereby dissolved in all the 36 states police command and the Federal Capital Territory.”

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