From Disbanded SARS to SWAT: Police IG Reveals Details
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Oct 13, 2020
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has set up a new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to fill the gaps created by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) dissolution.
The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
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He said prospective members of the new team would undergo psychological and medical examination to ascertain their fitness and eligibility for the new assignment.
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"They are to commence training at the different Police tactical training institutions nationwide, next week.
ÔÇØPersonnel from the Police Commands in the South-East and the South-South will be trained at the Counter-Terrorism College, Nonwa-Tai, Rivers.
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"Those from the Police Commands from the North and the South-West will be trained at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ende, Nasarawa State and the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ila-Orangun, Osun, respectively,ÔÇØ he said.
Mba said the I-G had ordered personnel of the defunct SARS to report at the Force Headquarters for debriefing, psychological and medical examination.
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He said the order was in accordance with Section 18 (10) of the Police Act, 2020.
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Mba said the psychological and medical examination were prelude to further training and reorientation before redeployment into mainstream policing duties.
According to him, the medical examination will be carried out by the newly set-up Police Counselling and Support Unit (PCSU).
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He said the unit, would henceforth, be engaged in psychological management, reorientation and training of officers of the Force deployed for tactical operations and other duties.
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The FPRO said the unit, domiciled with the Force Medical Department, would be coordinated by the force medical officer.
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He said membership of the unit would be drawn from psychiatrists, psychologists, medics, pastors and imams, public relations practitioners, civil society and other human rights groups with relevant qualifications and expertise.
Mba pledged the commitment of the I-G to ensure successful and holistic implementation of the police reforms.
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He enjoined the public, particularly protesting citizens, to exercise restraint and allow measures being put in place to come to fruition and engender a Police Force that would meet the yearnings and aspirations of citizens.
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