Police Begins Training Of SWAT Members Today

The police hierarchy has announced that they have started training members of the new tactical unit of the police force, SWAT today despite public outcry.

The SWAT unit which is to replace the disbanded SARS unit of the police force, was vehemently kicked against by the youth as they feel that the new unit will just be like the disbanded SARS.

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The Inspector General of police, Mohammed Adamu allayed their fears saying that, none of the members of the defunct SARS will be part of the SWAT division.

A statement released from the police force has detailed how the composition of the SWAT unit would be.

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It adds that, the composition of SWAT will be police who have served well in the police force for a period of not less than seven years without any criminal records. Read the full statement below.

“The IGP reiterates that no personnel of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) will be a member the new Tactical Team. He notes that the officers selected for the training are young, smart and energetic officers who have acquired not less than seven (7) years working experience with clean service records – no pending disciplinary matters, no record of violation of rights of citizens or misuse of firearms – and are physically fit to withstand the rigour of SWAT Training and Operations.

“The selected officers shall be subjected to physical fitness test, medical and toxicology screening etc and those found to be unsuitable shall be discharged.

“The ICRC, an independent International human rights and humanitarian support organization with over 71years of experience in humanitarian services and institutional support and development, will provide resource persons and materials to handle the human rights components of the training program.

“Specifically, they will handle topics touching on humanitarian laws, police conduct in conflict situation, human rights standard especially in the use of force and firearms, arrest and detention amongst others.

“Other areas of the training program will include modern-day police ethics and values, Intelligence-led policing, Operation planning/Tactical decision-making processes, Hostage rescue tactics and operation, weapon handling, first aid/basic life-saving skills, stress/fear management, police-citizens relations and emotional intelligence etc.

The training modules will be handled by other carefully selected development partners, security experts as well as veterans from the civil society and human rights community.”

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