A Senator who represented Kaduna South in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has queried Northern Governors why the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has not solved insecurity in the area.
In his Twitter handle Friday, Sani, a public commentator, wrote “Dear Northern Governors, if SARS is working in the North, why has kidnappings and killings by bandits and terrorists continued unabated?
”#EndsSARS”, Sani wrote.
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State Governor, Simon Lalong, spoke on Thursday in support of the
disbanded SARS after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
The
Chairman, Northern Governors Forum, said though the government has
approved the scrapping of the unit, the decision should be reconsidered.
“Some
people said they don’t want SARS, some said they want SARS but a
reformed SARS…Let us not just say we are throwing away the baby with
bath water. If there are good ones, you don’t chase them away”, Lalong
said.
According
to Mr Lalong, “SARS is not made up of bad elements alone as it also
includes personnel who are doing their work diligently.”
Mr Lalong said the disbanded police unit has been useful in the fight against insecurity in the North.
He noted that although some states have genuine cases that need to be addressed, one should not just “throw them (SARS) away.”
He
said the northern governors agreed that President Muhammadu Buhari
should look at the issues of police reforms holistically before coming
up with a way forward.
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