How to identify fake SARS officers – Ruggedman

Rapper, Ruggedman, has given tips on how to recognise impersonators parading as operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria police.

The 42-year-old is one of many Nigerian celebrities championing the end SARS campaign over allegations of harassment, torture, and extortion of citizens.

In a post to Instagram on Tuesday, the ‘Baraje’ rapper in collaboration with Peter Gana, the new commander of SARS Lagos state, shared tips on how to identify fake SARS officers.

“So back to my mission with the new OC SARS Lagos state, CSP Peter Gana. He said a lot of people have been impersonating and carrying out terrible acts as sars officials and he showed me how to spot fake sars. So I thought to share them with my people.

1. The real SARS have a Red scorpion on their cap and jacket with the number 039 on them.

2. SARS units are only allocated 2 riffles. So any group of alleged sars officials you see with more than 2 rifles are fake.

I then told him that

1. Without a proper uniform, anybody (including armed robbers) can buy black t-shirts and print SARS on them.
2. They need proper mode of identification e.g. name/number badge to make tracing their station easy.
3. Since they are a special unit with so much negativity around them at the moment, it’s best to get them off the streets for now (unless when a special crime is happening) because the brutalisation, extortion, kidnapping and unlawful arrests of innocent Nigerians are too much.

“We don’t have a problem with them dealing with confirmed criminals, but treating innocent Nigerians like animals are turning the country into a ticking time bomb,” he concluded,” he wrote.

So back to my mission with the new OC SARS Lagos state ,CSP Peter Gana. He said a lot of people have been impersonating and carrying out terrible acts as sars officials and he showed me how to spot fake sars. So I thought to share them with my people. 1. The real sars have a Red scorpion on their cap and jacket with the number 039 on them. 2. Sars units are only allocated 2 riffles. So any group of alleged sars officials you see with more than 2 riffles are fake. I then told him that 1. Without a proper uniform, anybody (including armed robbers) can buy black t-shirts and print sars on them. 2. They need proper mode of identification e.g. name/number badge to make tracing their station easy. 3. Since they are a special unit with so much negativity around them at the moment, it’s best to get them off the streets for now (unless when a special crime is happening) because the brutalisation, extortion, kidnapping and unlawful arrests of innocent Nigerians is too much. We don’t have a problem with them dealing with confirmed criminals, but treating innocent Nigerians like animals is turning the country into a ticking time bomb. If you fall victim to the rogue officials, if a video is impossible just try to get a good picture of one of them. Then dm me or call CSP Chike, PPRO, Lagos – 07065246927; CSP Dolapo, ZPPRO, Onikan – 09071555555 and CSP Peter Gana, OC FSARS Ikeja- 08033119661. Just like us, he is also tired of the police impunity. While we wait to see the difference the new OC Sars has promised, the #Endsars campaign is here to stay until our demands are met. @segalink @iheanachorifeanyiomut @aleeygiwa @chikeotigodwin @gbenga_sars @yomisarsoga @tundeednut @instablog9ja @amnestynigeria VIDEO CREDIT: @stamfordishoot Thank you @solarfaj @dopetv.ng @chygoz101

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Earlier this month, Ruggedman revealed that his friend, wife and their eight-month-old child were kidnapped on by SARS, revealing that the family members were taken to a bush where the policemen extorted money from them.