▁given ▁un mark ed ▁vehicles ▁with ▁sometimes ▁no ▁license ▁pl ates ▁or ▁private ▁plate ▁numbers ▁during ▁duty . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁End ▁S AR S ▁Camp aign ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Seg un ▁Aw os anya ▁started ▁an ▁online ▁advoc acy ▁campaign ▁to ▁end ▁S AR S ▁brut ality ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Aw ons anya ▁started ▁the ▁online ▁campaign ▁with ▁an ▁has ht ag , ▁# End S AR S . ▁The ▁public ▁respond ed ▁well ▁to ▁the ▁has ht ag ▁with ▁people ▁all ▁over ▁Niger ia ▁posting ▁their ▁S AR S ▁experience . ▁The ▁campaign ▁got ▁international ▁attention ▁from ▁media . ▁ ▁Pres iden cy ' s ▁Att empt ▁to ▁Reform ▁S AR S ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁August , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁Act ing ▁President ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁Y emi ▁O sin b ajo ▁ordered ▁with ▁immediate ▁effect ▁the ▁" Over ha ul " ▁of ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁police ▁unit ▁S AR S ▁following ▁reports ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ation . ▁The ▁acting ▁president ▁ordered ▁the ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁of ▁Police ▁I bra him ▁K pot un ▁Id ris ▁to ▁reform ▁S AR S ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁carrying ▁out ▁an ▁independent ▁investigation ▁after ▁“ pers istent ▁compla ints ▁and ▁reports ” ▁that ▁concerns ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ation . ▁After ▁the ▁order , ▁the ▁I GP ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁unit ▁would ▁be ▁renamed ▁to ▁Federal ▁Special ▁Anti - Rob ber y ▁Squad , ▁a ▁new ▁head ▁of ▁the