The People Democratic Party, PDP has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately declare a state of emergency on Nigeria’s security architecture.

PDP recently revealed that the Federal Government should also set up a judicial panel of inquiry to unravel the circumstances that led to the shootings at the Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos.

According to a recent press conference at the party headquarters on Thursday, PDP national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, the current situation in Nigeria is too dangerous for silence, as things could escalate very quickly.

He added that Buhari not saying anything since the protests began about two weeks ago has definitely not endeared him to millions of Nigerians.

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The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is a Nigerian Police Force unit under the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police Anthony Ogbizi. Since 2012, SARS has come under controversy for being linked to acts of extortion, torture, framing and blackmail.

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad was founded in 1992 by former police commissioner Simeon Danladi Midenda. The major reason SARS was formed was when Col. Rindam, a Nigerian Army Colonel was killed by police officers at a checkpoint in Lagos.

SARS is one of the 14 units in the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department which was established to detain, investigate and prosecute people involved in crimes like armed robbery, kidnapping and other forms of crimes.

During its formation the Special Anti-Robbery Squad was known to operate covertly. SARS operatives were not allowed to wear police uniform, publicly carry guns or have walkie-talkies. They were given unmarked vehicles with sometimes no license plates or private plate numbers during duty.