- Jimoh said many of the videos currently trending online were outdated clips recorded several years ago
- He assured Nigerians that any officer found culpable in recent incidents would face disciplinary action in accordance with the law
Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Olohundare Jimoh, has maintained that the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) no longer operates in any capacity within the Nigeria Police Force.
Eko Hot Blog gathered that he also denied allegations that former SARS officers had been reorganised into newly created tactical units.
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His remarks come amid renewed circulation of videos showing confrontations between police officers and civilians, especially after the recent shooting of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi in Effurun, Delta State.
Speaking during an interview on Sunrise Daily on Friday, Jimoh said many of the videos currently trending online were outdated clips recorded several years ago.
According to him, lessons from the #EndSARS protests have shaped ongoing reforms within the police force.
“The SARS unit has been dissolved completely, and there was no transfer of the old SARS structure into any other squad or formation,” he said.
Jimoh explained that former SARS personnel were not dismissed because they remained regular police officers, but were reassigned to other departments within the force.
He added that after the unit was scrapped, officers underwent extensive retraining and behavioural reform programmes in collaboration with international human rights organisations.
The police chief disclosed that groups such as the International Red Cross participated in programmes designed to improve officers’ conduct and strengthen respect for human rights and professional policing standards.
Reflecting on his tenure as Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Jimoh said the reform efforts focused on ensuring officers interacted with the public in line with global best practices.
Addressing the viral videos of alleged police misconduct, he stated that apart from the recent Delta incident, most of the clips being shared online were old recordings dating back five or six years.
Despite this, he revealed that the Inspector-General of Police had established a special committee to review the videos and investigate any fresh allegations of abuse.
He assured Nigerians that any officer found culpable in recent incidents would face disciplinary action in accordance with the law.
Jimoh also urged the public to avoid sharing unverified content online, warning that misinformation could damage public confidence and threaten national security.
He stressed that citizens should confirm the authenticity of videos and reports before circulating them, insisting that the police were not concealing genuine cases of misconduct.
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