The brutish killing of a football fan, Kolade Johnson, last Sunday in Lagos by trigger-happy policemen attached to the state’s anti-cultism unit, and the public outcry that followed, was one police killing too many and a rude awakening to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to rein in its personnel from citizens’ extortion and killing before…

Tens of thousands of Nigerians came together online on Monday to condemn the police after a young man was shot dead as he watched a football match. The protesters called on the government to end police brutality, after several years of complaints, with Amnesty International calling the latest death an "unlawful killing". Thousands of messages…

The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the Federal Speciall Anti-robbery Robbery Squad (FSARS), Special Investigation Panel (SIP) and Special Tactical Squad (STS). Adamu announced this on Monday at his inaugural conference with Commissioners of Police and other senior officers in Abuja. Based on the directive, FSARS…

A police officer attached to the Ipakodo-Ikorodu station of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Inspector Charles Omotosho, has been sacked for extorting five thousand naira from a road user in May. While Omotosho, who was attached to SARS Ikorodu, Lagos, was dismissed, three other accomplice (names withheld) of the dismissed Inspector were awarded punishment…

Consistent with his usual knack for seeing seemingly intractable challenges through to a tolerable state, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s order to the Inspector General of Police to “overhaul” the controversial police...

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) operatives not to attend to civil or commercial matters again and to strictly restrict their involvements to armed robbery and kidnapping cases only. Idris disclosed this yesterday when he addressed critical stakeholders, the media and the public on the…

There was commotion on Friday morning in Iwo, Osun State, as hundreds of youths took to the streets to protest the alleged killing a youth, Tunde Nofiu, by men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state. The deceased was reportedly shot dead on Thursday night at Odo-Ori market in the town while…

Drama and suspense were the themes surrounding each day of the week. With each topic generating mixed reactions, Nigerians were met with events that will change the course of the years to come. Here are the stories that made our week: Eko o ni baje? According to the 2018 Global Liveability Index released by The…

The convener of #EndSARS #ReformPoliceNG Movement Segun Awosanya has blamed the unilateral appointment of the inspector-general of police by the president for the culture of brutality that characterised the operations of the Nigerian police's special anti-robbery squad (SARS). Awosanya also accused the leadership of the Nigerian police of "disregarding previous presidential directives or paid lip…

The Covener of the #EndSARS Movement, Segun Awosanya on Tuesday said the order to overhaul the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was a welcome development. Nigeria's acting president Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday ordered the immediate overhaul of SARS. "Following persistent complaints and reports on the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) that border on allegations…

#EndSARS campaign covener, Segalinks (real name: Segun Awosanya) has revealed that the movement has sent a petition to the government requesting for the "scrapping of the special anti-robbery squad and the broader reform of the Nigeria Police Reform". In the letter dated 5th of August, he cited the "extortion from, disappearance and the deaths of…

Nigerian rapper, Michael Ugochukwu Stephens, known professionally as Ruggedman Wednesday slammed the assistant commissioner of Police, Yomi Shogunle, for allegedly misrepresenting his position on police brutality and perceived illegal activities of Nigerian Police's Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS). Shogunle had earlier shared a photo of Ruggedman with a SARS officer and claimed that Ruggedman, one of…