Nigeria: IG Lists Requirements of SWAT Operatives As Training Begins Today

19 October 2020

Abuja — As the training of selected officers for the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team begins today, the Inspector-General of Police, (IG), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has listed the requirements of officers to be trained in the new police tactical team to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

The IG reassured Nigerians that no ex-SARS operatives have been shortlisted in the SWAT team.

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