The inspector general of the Nigerian police force, Mohammed Adamu has asked that the police should mobilize themselves to take over the streets and chase away hoodlums who are parading as protesters and looting shops.

He instructed all Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), Commissioners of Police (CPs), Heads of Police Operational Units, Squadron and Base Commanders in charge of Zonal/State/FCT Commands, the Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit and the Special Protection Unit, today to immediately deploy men onto the streets.

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The End SARS protest which started peacefully has turned into something else in the last couple of days.

There has been pockets of violence in the process where some hoodlums parading as protesters have hijacked the protest and are looting shops belonging to other civilians.

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There has also been reports of other criminal activities beign carried out by these thugs.

They were in the news recently for breaking Prisons and freeing inmates in their thousands and also attacking police stations and burning them down.

The IGP’s call is in the right direction and it will help restore peace and orderliness on the streets of Nigeria.

The IGP, Mohammed Adamu also assured law abiding citizens of their safety and told them to go about their normal business without panic.

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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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Less than 24 hours after a viral video showing two policemen brutalizing a suspect for allegedly stealing GHC 1,600.00 from his masters’ car, the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) has issued an immediate interdiction of the police officers.

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The Acting Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanu, gave the directive of the interdiction of two police officers after watching a viral video showing torturing a man in the custody of the Koforidua Agartha/Railway Police Station, as Sergeant Patrick Amoako and General Lance Corporal Isaac Marfo were seen using belts to beat a man accused by his employer of stealing GH¢1,600.00.

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A statement from the Public Affairs Directorate of the Ghana Police Service said: “The Police Administration is urging the public to exercise caution in the spreading of the video since the Police has begun investigation into the case”.

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Read the statement below:

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With each day passing, citizens of Ghana sees not to get enough of the jokes and mockery that are thrown at them from people in High Office.

Right from the presidency where the President seems to be superintending over a yet-to-be released video of promises purported to have been delivered with the caption “#ThankYouNanaAddo” to the Police administration where a whole CID boss looked straight into our eyes and lied about the whereabouts of the 3 missing Takoradi girls, we’re being suffocated by these jokes and insults that defy the norms of public service.

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The latest to join this ongoing trend is the Acting IGP Oppong Bonuah who recently commissioned elevators at the CID headquarters in Accra with so much pomp and pageantry as if to say it’s a major achievement that could be compared to the joy families of the missing girls would express if their beloved daughters are found.

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Present at the ceremony was the Director General of the CID COP Tiwaa Addo-Danquah. It appears this new development brought her so much joy as the celebration shot her to oblivion of what the masses demand of her – that she resigns due to her gross incompetence in handling the missing Takoradi girls’ case.

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The CID headquarters is a 6 stores building located in the Capital city Accra. Construction started in 1979 and completed in the 1990s.

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