The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed A. Adamu, has strongly cautioned all Police Officers across Nigeria to refrain from the use of force on peaceful protesters. In a communique released on Thursday and signed by the force spokesperson DCP Frank Mba, the IGP noted that citizens have fundamental rights of freedom of expression, assembly, and movement which must always be upheld and protected by the police. Adamu however appealed to protesters to continually conduct themselves peacefully and ensure they are not infiltrated by criminal elements who may want to highjack the protest to perpetrate violence.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Security Committee has placed a ban on all #EndSARS protests in Abuja, FCT. This was disclosed in a statement by Mr. Anthony Ogunleye, the Chief Press Secretary to the minister of FCT, Mohammed Bello.

The Appeal Court has declared that the police Act 2020 is illegal, null, and void. The Police Act 2020 was a revised version of the police service Act enacted last September reviewing the constitutional mandate of the Police Service Commission. The Appealed Court posited that the provision of the act has gone against the paragraph 30 Part 1 of the third schedule of the 1999 Constitution as amended “which empowers the Commission to appoint persons into offices in the Nigerian police Force except for the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

Suspected thugs clashed with #Endsars protesters on Wednesday, around Berger Roundabout in Abuja. The incident has lead to many sustaining injuries, many cars parked at the roundabout were also destroyed by rampaging thugs. The thugs reportedly attacked the protesters with sticks and machetes, and in the process the protesters resisted them. The incident disrupted vehicular and pedestrian movement along the always busy road.

The entire members of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have been ordered by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to report to the Force Headquarters in Abuja, for debriefing, psychological and medical examination. Public Relations officer for the Police, Frank Mba, in a statement on Tuesday said the officers were expected to go through the processes stated above to further training and reorientation before being redeployed into mainstream policing duties. “The Inspector-General of Police, M.A. Adamu, has today, 13th October 2020, in accordance with Section 18 (10) of the Police Act 2020, ordered all personnel of the defunct SARS to report at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, for debriefing, psychological and medical examination. The officers are expected to undergo this process as a prelude to further training and reorientation before being redeployed into mainstream policing duties," the statement said.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said that whatever the new Police outfit that is going to replace the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), must be “acceptable” to all Nigerians and would be compliant with human rights and rule of law.