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48 hours after the disbandment of SARS, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has set up new police unit, Special Weapons And Tactics codenamed (SWAT) to fill the vacuum left by the deadly notorious unit Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad FSARS.
The new unit was announced in a statement released by Mr Frank Mba, the force PRO. He ordered all personnel of the disbanded SARS to report at force headquarters Abuja for debriefing.
Mba also said that prospective members of the new SWAT unit will undergo psychological and medical examination for this assignment and that they are to commence training next week.
The police PRO’s Statement reads;
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, NPM, mni has, today, 13th October 2020, in accordance with Section 18 (10) of the Police Act 2020, ordered all personnel of the defunct SARS to report at the Force Headquarters, Abuja for debriefing, psychological and medical examination. The officers are expected to undergo this process as a prelude to further training and reorientation before being redeployed into mainstream policing duties,” the statement read.
“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. The Unit, which is domiciled with the Force Medical Department and coordinated by the Force Medical Officer, has its membership is drawn from amongst psychiatrists, psychologists, medics, pastors and imams, Public Relations practitioners, Civil Society and other Human Rights groups with relevant qualifications and expertise.
“Meanwhile, the IGP has set up a new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team that will fill the gaps arising from the dissolution of the defunct SARS. Prospective members of this new team will also undergo a psychological and medical examination to ascertain their fitness and eligibility for the new assignment. They are to commence training at the different Police tactical training institutions nationwide, next week. While personnel from the Police Commands in the South-East and the South-South will be trained at the Counter-Terrorism College, Nonwa-Tai, Rivers State, 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 State, respectively.”
The IGP had earlier said the families of victims of SARS brutality will be compensated after the incidents have been investigated.
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