The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State police Command , CP Imohimi Edgal , has warned that operatives of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad ( FSARS) must put on uniforms during operations and should restrict their duties on violent crimes .
Lagos CP Edgal
The CP who was speaking during a meeting with FSARS personnel at the Police Officer’s Wives Association (POWA) Secretariat, Oduduwa Street, GRA, Ikeja , said the operatives must obey the Inspector -General of Police directives to the later before ,during and after operations.
In a statement by the police public relations officer in the state , CSP Chike Oti , he said :” This is sequel to the recent directive from the Inspector – General of Police, Ibrahim K. Idris ,that FSARS personnel must restrict their role to the handling of violent crimes like armed robbery and kidnapping and that they must dress in police uniform while carrying out their functions and not mufti as was the case.
“The lecture was to ensure adherence and compliance with this directive. Also at the lecture were men and officers of the Anti-Cultism and Anti Kidnapping units.
The CP warned the men and officers never to operate in commercial vehicles.
“The CP has urged members of the public to alert the police leadership anytime they see people in mufti or inside a commercial vehicle operating and claiming to be FSARS operatives.
It is no longer acceptable for FSARS personnel to operate in any other type of clothes except the full police uniform.
“The CP also wishes to call the attention of residents of Agungi, in the Lekki-Ajah area of Lagos, to be on the lookout for a wine colour bus with registration number EKY 841.
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The vehicle is said to be used by some men parading themselves as FSARS officials. We have sufficient grounds to believe that they are imposters.
“Meanwhile, in the last four days, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation And Intelligence Department (SCIID), Yaba, and the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operations, based on the CP’s instruction, have inspected the FSARS cells.
Those detained for non-violent crimes, have their cases reassigned to other investigation units at the SCIID. The CP directed that one other person allegedly involved in kidnapping be charged to court immediately”.
