End SARS: Lagos Commissioner of Police reveals major action taken against operatives,says officers disarmed

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has confirmed that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, has been disarmed and their office shut down.

Odumosu said the action was in compliance with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, who dissolved the unit.

He disclosed this while addressing some lawyers protesting the EndSARS campaign.

The CP said suspects in their custody have also been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Panti for the continuation of investigations.

Odumosu said: “As per the directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) for disbandment (of SARS), if you come here you will see them in the regular police uniforms.

“They’ve been disbanded, all their arms have been collected; the cases they were handling and the suspects have been transferred to the State CID, Panti for continuation of investigation.

“All these I have done in compliance with the Inspector-General of Police’s directive. In Lagos, we have many police formations. For example, the Special Fraud Unit are not to carry arms, they are in mufti. We have the Force CID personnel in Alagbon, they are not carrying arms and they are not to be in uniform.

“But the one that the IG ordered to be disbanded now, has been disbanded. If you go to their offices now in Surulere, Gbagada, they are under lock and key.”