Nigerians Drag Special Anti-Robbery Squad Over Ogun, Ibadan, Lagos Unrest

  

Nigerians on social media are expressing their displeasure with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), the controversial unit in the country's Police Force, following the incessant robbery attacks experienced in some South-West states.

Allnews reports that there have reported incidents of robbery in Ogun, Oyo and Lagos states amid the lockdown occasioned by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

There has been public evidence of human rights violations committed by SARS in recent years. However, the Police hierarchy only decentralized the unit - in January 2019.

READ ALSO: Ogun Unrest: Affected Towns Under Substantial Security Surveillance - State Govt

With armed robbery cases increasing as Nigerians 'stay at home', many Twitter users are unimpressed by the professionalism of SARS - even though some arrest has been made.

See some reactions below:

Siri please play E no finish by Falz.

Our government don't care. Special Anti-Robbery Squad have all gone deaf all of a sudden. What is the future of Nigeria as a nation#LagosUnrest #OgunUnrest
It's just so sickening seeing what's going on the country.
Falz spoke the truth pic.twitter.com/shVN9C9vcB

— King Leon ♔♚ (@Leon_Certified) April 12, 2020

 

 

A country where we provide water, light, almost everything by ourselves, now these robberies are spreading all over the place like a pandemic too, where are the special anti robbery squad? We know how y'all were all over the place waiting to pick boys!!!#IbadanUnrest

— ThecrossGuy (@_MitchThagod) April 12, 2020

 

 

So special anti-robbery squad (sars) are no where to be found in the various robbery in Nigerian cities

But when they see a young man in Benz?
#IbadanUnrest#LagosUnrest pic.twitter.com/89D5tdyEw1

— Lil novic (@NovicLil) April 12, 2020

 

 

Sars in full meaning “special anti robbery squad”.

They’re the ones meant to fight and protect us, but no, they’d rather go after an innocent citizen just to extort him/her.

If they can’t intervene in times like these, then they’re of no use to Nigerians #LagosUnrest1

— your ghost friend ?? ☠️? (@Nifemitv1) April 12, 2020

 

 

Special Anti-Robbery squad only flex muscle with yahoo boys now the reason for their creation arises and they are mute... I guess we should jst call DC suicide squad#LagosUnrest #OgunUnrest pic.twitter.com/N3MEUcsdQD

— Nonycc (@nony069) April 12, 2020

 

 

About the #LagosUnrest and #OgunUnrest don't you guys think that @PoliceNG should disband the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and get to work themselves since the Squad has turned docile...

— Smart (@SopuruPita) April 12, 2020

 

 

April 12, 2020— Michael Turner (@Dasavageturner)

This is the time that we need amotekun the most. We need to protect ourselves regionally as the government has failed us totally. Most especially the clown Special Anti-Robbery squad. ??