The Inspector General of Police,
Ibrahim Idris, has told the Federal Special Anti Robbery Square (FSARS) across
the country, to respect people’s rights or risk being sanctioned.
Idris, who reiterated that
membership of FSARS was voluntary, asked those who felt they could not cope
with the reforms in the unit to opt out.
He stated that from henceforth,
any FSARS officer who detained any suspect beyond 48 hours without recourse to
the court, risked dismissal.
The IGP read the riot act at the
Anambra State Police Command Headquarters, Amawbia during a lecture to officers
of FSARS.
Represented by the National
Coordinator X-Squad, Amaechi Elumelu, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, the IGP
said the FSARS was created to handle armed robbery and kidnapping cases alone.
“You are created and authorised
to handle only armed robbery and kidnapping cases.
“Operatives of FSARS are to be
trained and retrained regularly to equip them with modern working knowledge and
skills to perform optimally in line with international best practices.
“You’re barred from searching
handsets and laptops of innocent citizens, unless the search is directly linked
to a case or directed by IGP or any person or persons he so delegated.
“You’re prohibited from detaining
any suspect beyond what the law says without recourse to the court,” he said.
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com