The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) over Tuesday’s “illegal and unauthorised” search of the Asokoro, Abuja home of elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark.
The police boss also ordered the redeployment of all the personnel of the squad to other departments and formations of the Force.
The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Jimoh Moshood, made this known in a statement on Friday.
Recall that three Inspectors attached to the STS, Godwin Musa, Sada Abubakar and Yabo Paul were on Thursday dismissed from the force while Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) David Dominic was placed on immediate interdiction for embarking on the raid purportedly to recover arms and ammunition.
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The statement further read, “Other Senior Officers attached to the erstwhile Special Tactical Squad (STS) who were linked with complicity or played conspiracy role(s) in the unauthorized, illegal and unprofessional misconduct in the search of Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark’s residence in Asokoro, Abuja on the 4th of September, 2018 are now undergoing strict disciplinary procedures.
“The tactical operations and statutory core Police duties that the dissolved Special Tactical Squad (STS) were charged with are now collapsed and will be carried out by other operational, investigative and response units of the Force.
“This dissolution of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) is with immediate effect.”
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