Lauretta Onochie, Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, has condemned the protest to ban the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit in the Nigeria Police Force.
In a tweet on Sunday, Lauretta said, “We must stand by our national institutions while working to improve their effectiveness.”
“I have no doubt that there are some staff of SARS who are unprofessional in their dealings with d public, same way we have unprofessionalism in d Army, Mainstream Police, Customs, Civil Service, Public Service, traders, Lawyers, Doctors, journalists, teachers, pastors, etc.
“But what is going on now, is a COORDINATED ATTACK BY CYBER CRIMINALS joined by UNSUSPECTING INNOCENT CITIZENS.
“This is not the first time. We must stand by our national institutions while working to improve their effectiveness. Thats what patriotism is about.
NO SENTIMENTS.”
She restricted comments on the post, allowing only people she follows or handles she mentioned in the post.
The dreaded unit has been fingered in various vices including extortion, robbery, rape, murder and so on.
Last night, the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, announced that all special units within the force has been banned, while a unit, known as X-Force will also ensure that the directive is adhered to by the officers.
