#EndSARS: The Voices Of The Youths Must Be Heard Amid #EndSARS Protests – Laycon

BBNaija winner, Laycon has come out to call for an end to SARS operations in Nigeria.

He recently revealed that the government should not stunt the growth of millions of Nigerian youths by ignoring the cries from the people.

According to him, the voices of the youths should be heard amid these troubling times because the state exists for them and no one else.

He added that Nigerians have had enough and now the time for the leaders to show that they care.

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The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is a Nigerian Police Force unit under the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police Anthony Ogbizi. Since 2012, SARS has come under controversy for being linked to acts of extortion, torture, framing and blackmail.

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad was founded in 1992 by former police commissioner Simeon Danladi Midenda. The major reason SARS was formed was when Col. Rindam, a Nigerian Army Colonel was killed by police officers at a checkpoint in Lagos.

SARS is one of the 14 units in the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department which was established to detain, investigate and prosecute people involved in crimes like armed robbery, kidnapping and other forms of crimes.

During its formation the Special Anti-Robbery Squad was known to operate covertly. SARS operatives were not allowed to wear police uniform, publicly carry guns or have walkie-talkies. They were given unmarked vehicles with sometimes no license plates or private plate numbers during duty.