The minister of police affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi has assured personnel of the new police unit called Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT), that President Muhammadu Buhari will improve their welfare and other packages promised to them.
Dingyadi gave the assurance while inspecting the training of over 400 personnel at the Police Mobile College in Eggon, Nasarawa State.
The personnel have been undergoing training at the college which is the second location of the SWAT personnel training in the country.
Delivering his opening address at the event, Muhammad Dingyadi expressed delight with the progress which the personnel was 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” he added.
“Your new responsibility as a replacement to SARS is to face the challenges of armed robbery and other crimes across the country.”
The minister who acknowledged that times have changed, advised personnel of the new unit to uphold the principles of democracy and human rights as they get set to carry out their new task.
He further assured them of President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to improving their welfare and other packages promised to them.
