Police name new team to replace SARS

Amid the ongoing protest, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, has set up a new unit in place of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

Adamu said the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team will replace SARS.

A statement by the Force spokesman, Finally Mba, the Police boss his was contained in a statement said the police boss has “ordered all personnel of the defunct SARS to report at the Force Headquarters, Abuja for debriefing, psychological and medical examination.

“The officers are expected to undergo this process as a prelude to further training and reorientation before being redeployed into mainstream policing duties.

The medical examination will be carried out by the newly set-up Police Counselling and Support Unit (PCSU).

It added that “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.”