President Buhari has said that some Nigerians mistook the disbandment of SARS as weakness.
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), stated some Nigerians mistook as weakness, the swift response of his regime to disband the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS of the Nigeria Police Force.
Buhari made this known in a live broadcast on Thursday evening.
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had scrapped the special police unit in the wake of the #EndSARS protests.
Adamu had announced the Special Weapons and Tactics team as replacement for the disbanded team.
Addressing Nigerians on Thursday, the President said, “As a democratic government, we listened to, and carefully evaluated the five-point demands of the protesters. And, having accepted them, we immediately scrapped SARS, and put measures in place to address the other demands of our youth.
“On approving the termination of SARS, I already made it clear that it was in line with our commitment to the implementation of extensive Police reforms.
