SARS: We Need Nigerians To Donate To Buy Body Cameras, Tazers – Police

By Daniel Dafe
The Nigerian Police has urged Nigerians to plead with Government agencies, billionaires and other rich Nigerians to invest in getting tools for the security agencies.

This was made known by the Police Public Relations Office, Frank MBA, during a live Instagram chat with a Nigerian Singer, Naira Marley.

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Recall that following the cancellation of a mass protest scheduled by Nigerian Music artiste, Naira Marley, the Nigerian Police Force announced that it would have a live Instagram chat with the singer.

The agitations for the end of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad were re-awakened last weekend, when SARS operatives shot dead a young man, and took his car away.

It however turned out that the facts were twisted.

During the live chat, monitored by NaijaNews, Mba noted that the agencies was in need of body cameras, tasers and other important tools.

According to him, the tazers would help to monitor events and happenings on the streets, and also to help caution police officers whenever they are about to do wrong.

MBA also explained that there were needs for tazers to replace guns, while noting that it would minimise casualties while handling suspected criminals.

Tazers are devices often used by security outfits across the world, to weaken suspects, in order to aid arrest.

He said “With body cameras you are able to gather video evidences and pictorial evidences of crimes on the streets, with body cameras, you are sure the police officer himself, he is restricted from doing wrong.

“I also want you people to begin to talk to government agencies, corporate Nigerians and to very rich Nigerian, billionaires out there to invest a fraction of their wealth in improving the security in the country.He said.”

MBA further noted that what he meant by invest, was not necessarily in cash form, but provision of the tools required.

“We dont need their cash, they can invest in critical items and tools that we need to work with. We need body cameras, if every police has tazers for examples, they can use that temporarily on a suspect without killing the suspect. Police dont need to fire guns,” he added.

In a related development, a top police officer in Delta State has reacted to the kidnap of a bank manager in Warri.

The policeman who spoke to Oasis Magazine (OM) under conditions of anonymity said more bad news similar to this are coming.

According to him, the call to scrap SARS and other tactical teams always comes towards the end of the year during the ember months, adding that this was to pave way for criminals to operate as Nigerians approach the yuletide.

His words: “During this period criminals are looking for money to celebrate Christmas and the New Year.”

While not defending the excesses of SARS, he said Internet fraudsters where at the forefront championing the call to scrap SARS and other tactical teams.