Ugwuanyi visits defunct SARS office

Our Reporter

GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Monday  visited the defunct office of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force in Enugu.

The visit was made to confirm that the facility has been closed in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive based on the demands of the protesting youth against SARS brutality in the country.

Governor Ugwuanyi, who was accompanied by the  Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Miletus Eze and his Information counterpart, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, was received by the Commissioner of Police,  Ahmad Abdurrahman, who took him round the facilities, including the empty cells.

Speaking, the police commissioner confirmed to the governor, who he described as “the most-friendly and security-disposed governor” that the SARS unit has been closed accordingly and the 11 detained suspects evacuated from the cells. He said: “Today, we don’t have SARS in Enugu.”