Etim Ekpimah
Hundreds of residents of Lagos have begun a three-day protest to call for the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force.
The protest is part of the push for the reform of the Police system to put an end to the extra-judicial activities of the agency.
The protesters said the action will hold from Wednesday through Friday with a march to the Police Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos, as well as Lagos State Government House.
According to one of the organisers of the protest, the demands of the demonstrators include the need for the transparent prosecution of all officers involved in extra-judicial activities, justice for victims of extra-judicial activities as well as the call for the Police to have a list of officers that have been found culpable of extra-judicial activities.
Other demands include, public enquiry on the activities of the unit in the past one year, compensation to be given to verifiable victims both dead and alive, tags on all Policemen with names and job details, no Police officer should be found in civil wear while on duty with a gun, Police should stop going around in unidentifiable cars or buses and digital mediums for tracking cases with the police, among others.