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Following the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery
Squads (SARS) in all Police Formations and State Commands across the country,
approval is hereby given for the establishment of Special Weapons and Tactics
Team (SWAT) as the new operational framework to replace the disbanded Squads.
2. The new SWAT outfit will comprise of officers and
men that will be selected based on clearly defined criteria and they will be
specially trained in weapons handling and tactical operations. They shall also
be oriented to operate within very high professional and ethical standards,
rule of law dictates and best international policing practices that will align
with our national democratic values and yearnings of the citizens.
3. Mandate of the SWAT
Team
The mandate of the SWAT Team will be strictly intelligence-led and limited to the following:
4. Structure and
Composition
The SWAT Outfit shall comprise of a State Commander,
Second-in-Command and thirty-six (36) other officers and men. The breakdown is
as follows:
It is
to be noted that in the long-term, the number of SWAT Teams per state will be
expanded based on the assessment of the security realities of each State
Command.
5. Selection Criteria:
The
criteria for the selection of officers and men of the SWAT Teams are as
follows:
6. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
Standard
Operating Procedure (SOP) which will act as the protocol that will regulate the
processes, conduct and operations of the SWAT Teams is being developed. The
officers and operatives of the Outfit shall be held accountable based on the
extent of their compliance with the SOP.
7. Kits and Accoutrements
Personnel
of the Outfit shall be kitted with specially branded uniforms, kits and
accoutrements. Under the new policy, no personnel will be authorized to use any
uniform, kits or accoutrements other than as approved for the Outfit and
officially issued to them. On no account must they also undertake any operation
without the branded items. The details of this shall be contained in the
Standard Operating Procedure of the Outfit.
8. Training Programme
No
personnel of the team shall be engaged without being screened, specially
trained and certified as a SWAT Officer. The basic training will be three weeks
long and shall be conducted at the PMF Training College, Illa-Orogun, Osun
State; PMF Training College, Ende Hills, Nasarawa State; and PTS Nonwa-Tai, Rivers
State commencing from Sunday 18th October, 2020.
The
first batch of the training shall comprise of fifty (50) officers and men to be
selected from the FCID, the 36 State Police Commands and the FCT. It is to be
noted that the selected personnel will be screened and their suitability
ascertained at the Training Institutions. State Commands that require
additional SWAT Teams will have their personnel trained during the second and
subsequent phases of the training.
9. Training Schedule
The
Training will hold simultaneously at the three (3) designated Police Colleges I
School as scheduled below
10. Order and Directives
In
order to facilitate the immediate take-off of the newly approved NPF-SWAT Team,
it is directed as follows:
1. The DIG FCID and Commissioners of Police in each of the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT are to screen and select a total of fifty (50) officers and men from each of their commands with the following breakdown:
CSP -2
SP -2
DSP -5
ASP - 5
INSPR & NCOs - 30
NCO (Drivers)- 6
2. The
selection of the officers and men MUST take cognisance of the Selection
Criteria listed in Page 2 Paragraph 5.
3. The
DIG FCID and each Commissioner of Police across all the State Police Commands
are to arrange and transport the fifty (50) selected officers in their
respective Command to the Training Colleges I School for which they are
scheduled as contained in Page 4 -5.
4. All
the officers and men MUST arrive and do cum en t on Sunday 18th October, 2020
at their designated training facility
5. The
selected personnel to come along with basic training kits including canvass,
white and black T -Shits; dark grey trousers; combat dresses and track suits.
6. The ranks, names and ages of the nominated personnel should be forwarded to the Office of the Inspector General of Police, DIG Training and Development, and the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Peacekeeping Directorate, FHQ, Ahuja) not later than Friday 16th October, 2020.
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