Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has vowed to dismiss and prosecute any officer who engages in unprofessional conduct. The IGP had on Sunday banned operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), the Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Intelligence Response Team (IRT) from undertaking routine patrols as well as stop and search duties. The directive came in the wake of the outrage over alleged criminal and extra-judicial actions of FSARS officers against citizens in various parts of the country. In a circular dated October 5 to all police…
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