Special Anti Robbery Squad
31 Oct 2020
On Inside Stuff this week, Martin Oloja talks about the EndSARS protest in Nigeria. The EndSARS movement that started a few weeks ago and ended with blood on the street with government and private properties burnt over how the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) section of the Nigerian police force has been brutalizing and killing innocent Nigerians unjustly.
21 Oct 2020
Protests that began about two weeks ago over abuses by the police's loathed Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have spiralled dramatically with violence reported in several cities.
20 Oct 2020
In Abuja, over 100 cars were burnt by thugs and three lives lost. Theo Abu Agada narrates his experience in today's #EndSARS diary. All he wants is to protest peacefully and for the government to put a stop to police brutality and injustice.
18 Oct 2020
Amid the protest against police brutality and demand for the end to the continued existence of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria, Leo Dasilva talks about why the ENDSARS protest has continued.
10 Oct 2020
As the call for a scrap of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) continues to gather momentum, Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat has urged protesters to abide by the law, so that those concerned will get the salient point of their message.
10 Oct 2020
As the End SARS protest continues, YouTuber and content creator Fisayo Fosudo and others speak about brutal experience with SARS and meeting with Lagos Dep. Governor.
10 Oct 2020
There are various units in the Nigeria Police Force, but none more maligned than the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). So scorned is the unit that Nigerian's are on the street calling for its eradication.
10 Oct 2020
On Inside Stuff this week. Martin Oloja talks about the fast-growing protest in Nigeria. The EndSARS movement that started a few days ago over how the Special Anti-Robbery Squad section of the Nigerian police force has been brutalizing and killing innocent Nigerians unjustly.
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Remo Stars player died after he was alleged pushed off the bus by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
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Presidential Probe Panel on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian police says it has concluded hearing on 51 complaints out of 103 complaints brought before its by Nigerians.
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