The disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), according to Acting Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba, left a gap in Nigeria’s police attempt to combat insecurity.
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Alkali said the morale of the force’s troops had remained low as a result of the #EndSARS protest and recent attacks in the Southeast, speaking at the Presidential Communications Team’s weekly Ministerial briefing at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The IGP noted that though police personnel have not been able to replace the void left by the disbandment, the security situation has stabilised in most cases, with pockets of difficulties scattered across the country.
Alkali further stated that they have had success in the southeast against secessionists and criminals, but have been unable to prosecute and bring them to court due to the current judiciary workers’ strike.
