By our reporter| The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, on Monday ordered the immediate deployment of recently trained officers of the special Weapon and Tactical Team, SWAT.
Adamu’s order for deployment of the newly trained SWAT officers for routine patrols across the country was contained in a directive addressed to the 17 Assistant Inspector Generals of Police in the Force and Commissioners of Police in Nigeria.
“The Inspector General of Police directs that all recently selected and trained Special Weapon and Tactical Team (SWAT) operatives are to be deployed for routine duties across areas of responsibility immediately,” the statement read.
The IGP had inaugurated SWAT following the disbandment of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, F-SARS who were accused of brutality and extortion of Nigerians.
The brutality of the anti-robbery police squad led to the nationwide #EndSARS that rocked the country earlier in the year and attracted global attention.
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