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End SARS: IG of Police reveals when SWAT training will begin, qualifications
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has disclosed that the newly created Special Weapons and Tactics Team, SWAT, would commence training on Monday.
Adamu disclosed this in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, on Sunday.
The police boss also listed the qualifications of officers to be trained in SWAT.
He insisted that no ex-SARS operatives were shortlisted in the SWAT team.
According to him, “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.”
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