The Special Weapons And Tactics Sqaud SWAT, which was formed to replace the disbanded SARS, have officially commenced training at the Police Mobile College in Eggon, Nasarawa State.
A video shared by Channels TV, shows the moment the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, inspected the over 400 SWAT officers rigorously engaged in their training session when the minister visited the Police college on Monday.
The Minister said,
“I am happy with the progress the personnel is making and charged them to be good role models of the society.
“I believe at the end of this exercise you are going to come out as very dedicated and very committed mobile police officers who will be equal to the task we have assigned to you.
“Your new responsibility as a replacement to SARS is to face the challenges of armed robbery and other crimes across the country.”
He also acknowledged the changing times and advised the personnel to uphold the principles of democracy and human rights as they get set to carry out their new task.
The minister further assured the personnel, of President Muhammadu Buhari’s readiness to improve their welfare and other packages promised them.
Watch below
VIDEO: Minister Of Police Affairs Inspects SWAT Training https://t.co/v0l4rmCWUc pic.twitter.com/2biXFZYMQR
— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 2, 2020
