A video wherein a man, believed to be a mobile police
officer, could be seen participating in the ongoing #EndSARS protest in Lagos,
has surfaced online and gone viral.
In the short footage, the man, clad in a vest belonging to
the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), is seen venting his anger against operatives of
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
He said his brother was arrested by SARS officials and was
only released after he paid an undisclosed amount of money.
“They arrested my brother…me we I be officer, do you know
how much I paid? God punish them,” he could be heard venting in pidgin English.
There have been increased protests against the police unit
over the alleged harassment and extrajudicial killings of Nigerians by its
operatives, with many calling for its proscription.
The renewed protests against SARS started last Saturday
after a video showing a man allegedly gunned down in Delta by its officials
went viral.
Amid the protests, Frank Mba, spokesman of the police, had
said SARS cannot be scrapped because of the ongoing fight against crimes in the
country.
“What we need to do is to reform SARS and make them
responsive, responsible and make them to work in accordance with laid down
procedures,” he had said.
“We need them to continue to respond to violent crimes. We
need them to continue to respond to armed robberies. We need them to continue
to respond to kidnappings.”
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