Deploy SARS To Fight Terror Attack, Group Urges FG

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“Every Nigerian Do Something Positive Development Initiative”, a pressure group, has admonished the Federal Government to reassign the Police to fight terror attacks of Boko Haram and herdsmen in the country.

The Initiative specifically asked that the officers of the State Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) currently assigned as bodyguards to wealthy people, to secure the lives and property of the masses.

The group made this know during a peaceful protest in held at the entrance to the National Assembly on Tuesday in Abuja.

Dr Perry Brimah, the leader of the Movement also demanded for the return of military to the barracks, saying they had no constitutional role replacing the police with wartime brutality because the police were currently assigned on bodyguard duties.

He also urged that the Legislative should initiate constitutional amendments to create state police and restore regionalism.

NAN reports that no member of the national assembly was around to attend to the protesters as the lawmakers were currently on a three-week recess.

However, policemen were around, monitoring the protest. Leader of the police team, who declined identity, the police were ensuring that the protesters maintained peace.

He told NAN that the group was not violent and had been told that lawmakers were on break.

The protesters carried placards with inscriptions as “Justice is on its head”, “Justice for 33 victims of Offa robbery” and “Stop looting by Police.”