Six things to know about new police unit 'SWAT' |REVEALED
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Oct 13, 2020
The Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu has created a new unit known as Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team which will fill the gaps arising from the dissolution of the defunct SARS.
READ ALSO: The Time To Entrench A People Oriented Government Is Now - Obinna Oriaku
Last Sunday, he disbanded the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) due to alleged extra-judicial killings, wanton arrests and dispossession of property through physical assault and other intimidation tactics.
READ ALSO: ALLEGED FRAUD: We are waiting for EFCC's position- Abia APC
Here are five things you need to know about the new unit:
1. Prospective members of this new team will undergo psychological and medical examination to ascertain their fitness and eligibility for the new assignment.
READ ALSO: I Will Not Allow Criminality As President, Peter Obi Declares
2. These members are to commence training at the different Police tactical training institutions nationwide, next week.
READ ALSO: Why El-Rufai Was Returned To ICPC Custody?
ADVERTISEMENT
3. The training schedules are as follows;
A. Police Commands in the South-East and the South-South will be trained at the Counter-Terrorism College, Nonwa-Tai, Rivers State
READ ALSO: JUST IN: Sowore 'Shot' By Police Officer |READ HOW T HAPPENED
B. Police Commands from the North will be trained at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ende, Nasarawa State
READ ALSO: WATCH VIDEO: Tinubu Bans His Son From Attending FEC Meetings | READ DETAILS
C. Police Commands from the South-West will be trained at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ila-Orangun, Osun State
READ ALSO: Sowore's Miscalculation and the Need to beat a Wise Retreat
4. The IGP ordered all operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to report at the Force Headquarters, Abuja for debriefing, psychological and medical examination.
READ ALSO: Nigerian Banks Hike SMS Alert Charges
5. The medical examination will be carried out by the newly set-up Police Counselling and Support Unit (PCSU), a unit, which henceforth shall engage in psychological management, re-orientation and training of officers of the Force deployed for tactical operations and other duties.
READ ALSO: APC NEC MEETING: After Hours of Meeting, NWC loyal to Oshiomhole states position |TR0UBLE
6. The Police Counselling and Support Unit will consist of psychiatrists, psychologists, medics, pastors and imams, Public Relations practitioners, Civil Society and other Human Rights groups with relevant qualifications and expertise
Related Stories
REVEALED: How All Progressives Congress (APC) Played Into The Opposition Hands Ahead Of 2027 - Sumner Sambo Warns
I Will Not Allow Criminality As President, Peter Obi Declares
Why El-Rufai Was Returned To ICPC Custody?
Sowore's Miscalculation and the Need to beat a Wise Retreat
Tinubu Breaks Silence on Hardship, Inflation, Power Crisis - Vows Nigeria Will Overcome Economic Storm
"Terrorists Have Outgunned Our TroopsÔÇØ - Ndume Raises Alarm Over Boko Haram War, Sends Urgent Message To Tinubu
""
— Thompson Nsisongabasi