SARS

A widow,  Loveth Uloko, on Tuesday prayed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) panel to order the police to pay her N500 million as compensation for the death of her husband, Abraham, Uloko, in the hands of SARS.The…

Mrs Rita Okungbowa, who appeared before the Edo Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses, has told the panel how she had not seen her husband for eight years, since he was arrested by the…

Rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has been denied bail by the Nigerian Police after his recent arrest, on Thursday, 31st December, 2020.The Herald also gathered the Nigerian Police have detained Sowore along with some robbery…

Norde Sylvester has narrated the ordeal he suffered in the hands of disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) who he claimed killed his 3-day-old baby.Appearing before the Rivers State Judicial Commission of Inquiry into…

A widow, Patience Ajibo, on Thursday,  appealed before the National Human Rights Commission ‘s Panel on the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), demanding justice for her 13-year-old daughter hit by police stray bullet in 2019. SEE…

Nigerian flautist Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli on Sunday said that everybody needed a moral revolution to end the “SARS” in them for a better society.Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, the cross-cultural…

The Gombe State government has inaugurated an 11-member commission of inquiry to investigate cases of human rights violations and other related extrajudicial acts by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state.…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has appealed for peace and normalcy, saying that the #EndSARS protests should be halted for the collective corporate interest of the country.Mai Mala Buni, Chairman, APC Caretaker and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has described as unfortunate the way and manner the initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths in parts of the country against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was hijacked and misdirected.…

President Buhari has chided Nigerian citizens for misconstruing his swift disbandment of police unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) as a sign of weakness.The President made this known during a live broadcast on Thursday evening as…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday called for the prosection of 35 police officers indicted in a report of the Presidential Investigation Panel on allegations of human rights violations against the disbanded…

Prof. Florence Orabueze, Director, Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria Nsukka, says disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is not enough to sanitise the police.Orabueze who spoke in an…

Prof Joy Ezeilo, Founder, Women Aid Collective (WACOL) have lauded the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, for expediting action on disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) nationwide.Reacting to the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday in Abuja, said it welcomed Federal Government’s decision to disband the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) and the reform of the Nigeria Police Force.The party said this in a…

The United Patriots (UP), a Civil Society Organization (CSO), has commended the quick intervention of the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, in disbanding the operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) across…