Convener of the #EndSARS campaign, Segun Awosanya has said the group wants the squad to be scrapped and not reformed.

Awosanya said this while speaking to #EndSARS protesters at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, on Monday.

Background:

Nigerians had taken to Twitter to decry the brutality and human rights abuse by officials of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

After the hashtag, the Inspector-General of Police ordered immediate restructuring of the squad.

What Awosanya said:

“Nigerians have spent the last one week highlighting the travails have suffered in the hands of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),” he said.

“The stories that have been recounted on social media include those of torture, lack of respect for the rule of law, extortion, extra-judicial murder and disappearance of hundreds of people.

“These actions are indicative that this unit has outlived its usefulness and now constitute a clear and present threat to the safety, welfare and well being of Nigerians. We make these simple demands – we demand for an outright scrapping of the SARS unit across the country. Its members have become engrossed in crime, extortion and disrespect for the rule of law in a manner that any reform is a waste of time.”

Another group protests in support of SARS:

Another group, however, also marched in support of SARS.

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