▁three ▁anti - rob ber y ▁squad ▁which ▁was ▁oper ational ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁Mid enda ▁needed ▁to ▁distinguish ▁his ▁squad ▁from ▁the ▁already ▁existing ▁teams . ▁Mid enda ▁named ▁his ▁team ▁Special ▁Anti - Rob ber y ▁Squad ▁( S AR S ). ▁After ▁months ▁of ▁dialog ue ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁Niger ia ▁Police ▁Force ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁understanding ▁and ▁official ▁police ▁duties ▁began ▁again ▁in ▁Lag os . ▁The ▁S AR S ▁unit ▁was ▁officially ▁commission ed ▁in ▁Lag os ▁following ▁a ▁ce ase fire ▁by ▁the ▁army ▁after ▁settlement . ▁ ▁S AR S ▁is ▁one ▁the ▁ 1 4 ▁units ▁in ▁the ▁Force ▁C riminal ▁Investig ation ▁and ▁Int elligence ▁Department ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁det ain , ▁investigate ▁and ▁pro sec ute ▁people ▁involved ▁in ▁cr imes ▁like ▁armed ▁rob ber y , ▁kid n apping ▁and ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁cr imes . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁after ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁operations ▁the ▁squad ▁grew ▁in ▁number ▁and ▁strength . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁sur ge ▁of ▁internet ▁fra ud sters ▁and ▁cult ism ▁in ▁univers ities , ▁S AR S ▁oper atives ▁in fil tr ated ▁Niger ian ▁univers ities , ▁made ▁several ▁successful ▁arrest ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁har ass ed ▁innoc ent ▁youth s . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁publication ▁by ▁P ulse . ng ▁a ▁Niger ian ▁news ▁website , ▁" What ▁S AR S ▁became ▁was ▁a ▁national ▁sc our ge ▁that ▁a ▁w itch - h