Many Nigerians have condemned a trending photo of SARS police officers over their dressing that left them looking like thugs.
The trending photo
An alleged photo of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad members posing with guns in mufti is generating ripples on social media.
Nigerians on the internet are not happy with their mode of dressing, with many labeling them “reformed criminals” due to their looks.
According to some Nigerians, these are the same set of operatives who judge and arrest innocent people by their looks not knowing that they too look like thugs.
Meanwhile, The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State command, Edgal Imohimi, has issued a stern warning to policemen attached to divisions in the state to desist from wearing mufti bearing ‘SARS’ (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) while carrying out official duties. He threatened to sanction any policeman who violates the directive.
To march his words with action, Edgal said the two policemen, who allegedly assaulted a lawyer last week in Ikoyi area of Lagos, would be demoted in ranks, for wearing plain clothes to effect the arrest of the legal practitioner.
See how internet users reacted to picture of the federal SARS operatives below: