Many protesters took to the streets of Maiduguri in support of SARS, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to redeploy all personnel of the disbanded squad to Borno State.
Following the dissolution of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) by the Inspector General of Police, the CSOs, Organised Labour, student unions and artisans in Borno State led by Ambassador Ahmed Shehu, disagreed with the police chief over the decision.
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Shehu said the Federal government should have looked inwards to bring in reforms that would sanitise and strengthen the unit rather than scrapping it as agitated by others.
He pointed out that the good work that SARS is doing in Borno cannot be under-emphasised, narrating how the squad repelled insurgents in the Polo area of Maiduguri.
He also spoke highly of the professionalism of SARS and the manner in which its officers protected Governor Babagana Zulum when he was ambushed in Kukakwa local government area of the state recently.
