Nigerian Inspector General of police has announced the replacement of SARS with SWAT
It’s no longer news the Nigerians are calling for the End of SARS, generally, and “End to police brutality”.
Reacting to this, the IGP Mohammed Adamu, disbanded SARS, promised to reformed the police and create a new name to replace it.
As the reformation is going on, the new name was announced on Tuesday OCT 13, 2020 to be SWAT.
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SWAT stands for Special Weapons and Tactics .
See the released statement below:
“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 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.”