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Nigeria’s federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is widely accused of unlawful arrests, torture and even murder.
From: The Stream
Nigeria: Is SARS gone or is it being rebranded?
15 Oct 2020
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After days of rallies against police brutality, officials say all SARS officers to be redeployed to other police units.
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Despite disbanding of police unit, activists find redeployment of officers ‘problematic’ and promise to keep protesting.
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