The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate disbandment of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad [FSARS].
The Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media and Coordinator of the Buhari Centre, Mr. Bashir Ahmad broke the news on his Twitter handle.
Mr. Ahmad stated that the disbandment of the Federal SARS also affects the Special Investigation Panel and Special Tactical Squad.
The new IGP, according to report, announced this in Abuja on Monday at his inaugural conference with Commissioners of Police and other senior officers.
According to him, the SARS will now work under the direct supervision of the Commissioners of Police in all the states of the federation, the latest directive says.
The IGP Special Investigation Panel and IGP Special Tactical Squad were both established by the immediate past IGP, Ibrahim Kpotum Idris.
Ex-IGP Idris had centralised the operations of SARS into Federal SARS though not much changed in the basic operation of SARS across the country.
