I Support Nigerians Call for End SARS- Gov Dankwambo

The Executive Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Hassan Ibrahim Dankwambo, has declared his support for call to scrap the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), following the recent on line outcry by Nigerians with the #ENDSARSNOW hash tag.

The Governor in a tweet, said it is lamentable that those charged with the responsibility of protecting Nigerians have suddenly become a danger to the people. He added that he support the call to end SARS by Nigerians “wholeheartedly”.

Governor Dankwambo however advise that the Nigeria Police need more reforms. “I wholeheartedly support Nigerians in the call for #ENDSARS”.

“Those charged with the protection of Nigerian lives and property have now become danger to those they are supposed to protect. However, I believe we need more reforms in the Nigerian Police”, he tweeted.

In a related development, top Nigerian musicians including Don Jazzy, Olamide, Simi, Falz, Reekado Banks, and host of others have called on the Federal Government to scrap the SARS Unit of the Nigeria Police Force as a result of their excesses.

Don Jazzy tweeted, “Over 100, 000 tweets from concerned Nigerians. The people don’t feel protected. If we cannot fix SARS then end SARS”.

Olamide, advises that policemen should be able to separate personal problems from work challenges that could see them make life miserable for innocent citizens they were meant to protect.

“End SARS brutality, plenty suffer man de face. Guide and protect the people not make life miserable for them due to the pressure that comes with your or what you are going through at home. A man with gun should be mentally balanced and well oriented”, Olamide tweeted.

For the X3M singer, Simi, she recounted her recent bitter experience with the now dreaded Police Unit. “People are not supposed to be afraid of thr people that are supposed to be looking after us. A couple of weeks ago, at almost midnight, my friends and I had a gun pointed at us for laughing. Take guns away from trigger happy people who hide behind the uniform, end SARS”, she shared.

Meanwhile, in a response to the public outcry, as reported by Crime Fighters, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, ordered an immediate re-organization of SARS, and that directed that the Unit be headed by a Commissioner of Police under the Department of Operations, Force Headquarters.