ion ▁within ▁ 1 8 ▁months . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁Niger ia ▁Police ▁For ced ▁discovered ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁a ▁S AR S ▁oper ative ▁Mus a ▁Ag bu ▁to ▁bomb ▁the ▁force ▁headquarters ▁because ▁the ▁I GP ▁H af iz ▁Ring im ▁sc utt led ▁his ▁amb ition . ▁ ▁Following ▁several ▁reports ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ation ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁of ▁Police , ▁on ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁then ▁I GP ▁Sol omon ▁Ar ase ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁splitting ▁the ▁S AR S ▁unit ▁into ▁two ▁units , ▁oper ational ▁unit ▁and ▁the ▁investigation ▁unit ▁to ▁cur tail ▁case ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ation . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁P ulse . ng ▁compiled ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁Niger ia ▁Police ▁brut ality ▁with ▁the ▁heading ▁" Me et ▁S AR S , ▁the ▁Police ▁Unit ▁with ▁license ▁to ▁kill ". ▁The ▁report ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁brut ality ▁and ▁ignor ance ▁of ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁eng agement ▁in ▁the ▁Special ▁Anti - Rob ber y ▁Squad . ▁ ▁Mod us ▁Oper and i ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁formation ▁The ▁Special ▁Anti - Rob ber y ▁Squad ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁operate ▁cover t ly . ▁S AR S ▁oper atives ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁police ▁uniform , ▁public ly ▁carry ▁guns ▁or ▁have ▁walk ie - t alk ies . ▁They ▁were