Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 kicked against scrapping the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
Senator Lawan disclosed this while lawmakers deliberated a motion on the extrajudicial killings and human rights violations carried out by SARS operatives.
Lawan said some good personnel in the police unit might be denied the opportunity to perform better if the unit is scrapped.
“I think that this is the situation that should be properly investigated. Those involved in recent incident should be arrested and prosecuted. The law should take its due course. This is not acceptable. Nigerians need to know what happened to those who have killed Nigerians,” he said.
Lawan added: ““There are good people and bad people in SARS. Scrapping of agencies when you have mistakes may not be the best position. Rule of law should be put in place.
“If you scrap SARS, you lose the chance of getting those doing well to continue to do well.’
