As Nigerians protest for the dissolution of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, used to replace the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), the Nigerian Police force through its Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, Wednesday announced five facts about the new team.
They include:
No personnel of the defunct SARS will be selected to be part of the Tactical team
Operations of the new Tactical team will be strictly intelligent-driven
Members of the new Tactical team will by no means embark on routine patrols
Members of the new Tactical team are barred from indiscriminate and unlawful search of phones, laptops, and other smart devices.
Operatives of the new Tactical team must be free of any pending disciplinary matter especially those touching on misuse of firearms and abuse of human rights.
However, the new team were told to do the following:
Mandate of the new tactical team
Response to robbery attacks
Response to scenes of weapon-related crimes
Rescue operation
Special operation involving high profile criminals
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