FSARS banned from checkpoint stop and search duties by the IGP of police

Nigeria Police SARS patrol banned with immediate effect, federal goment announce on Sunday.

The Inspector-General of Police, M.A Adamu, has banned the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties – stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc – with immediate effect.

This was announced by the Police in a statement on Sunday afternoon, after the Online outrage from the activities of the officers of SARS