{"id":38776,"date":"2021-05-27T15:17:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=38776"},"modified":"2021-05-27T20:39:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:39:20","slug":"igp-disbandment-of-sars-created-a-vacuum-in-policing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/27\/igp-disbandment-of-sars-created-a-vacuum-in-policing\/","title":{"rendered":"IGP: Disbandment of SARS created a vacuum in policing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The acting inspector-general of police, Alkali Baba has stated that the disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) created a vacuum in policing the country.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated by the acting IGP at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>He said the morale of police officers in the country has been low since the #EndSARS protests in October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The acting inspector-general of police said the special weapons and tactics squad (SWAT) established to replace SARS has not yet commenced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/18\/boko-haram-attacks-un-suspends-operations-in-dikwa-damasak\/\">operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said the vacuum created by SARS has made it difficult to tackle most of the violent crimes in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe security situation of the country has been significantly stabilise from time to time but we think if it is stabilising then are isolated insurgency coming from these zones in terms of attacks on police facilities and police personnel, even all law enforcement agencies including the military,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, we decided to, one, rejig the morale of our personnel, which has been a little bit dampened since the #EndSARS thing went.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the proscription of SARS and establishment of SWAT, which has not been able to take off fully. 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