A day after the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from embarking on routine patrols, a former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Fatai Owoseni, has faulted the ban.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, the ex-police commissioner called for the audit of what he described as the organisation’s internal mechanism.
“It is not the best way to go; it is actually not the way to go. I think what the police leadership should do is to properly audit the internal oversight mechanism that is in place,” he said.
Owoseni, who is also the Special Adviser to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Security also reacted to calls made by Nigerians for the disbandment of SARS.
He accused SARS operatives of failing to abide by the rules and regulations that govern them in the discharge of their duties.
The ex-police boss wants the Force to put some measures in place to ensure that SARS operatives are being checked to avoid abuse of office.
“All that is happening is because somehow the police have refused and failed to discharge their responsibilities in accordance with the extant rules and regulations.
“The so-called FSARS have rules and regulations that guide them. They consistently failed to abide by these rules. “When measures like these are taken, nobody audits those measures to see the measure of compliance,” he said.