Nigerians have reacted to the creation of a new unit named Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, as a replacement for the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
According to a statement from the Force Public Relations Officer DCP Frank Mba, it is expected that the unit will fill the gaps arising from the dissolution of the defunct SARS. He added that recruitment has commenced for operatives of the new unit.
Nigerians have now reacted to the announcement and also expressed their fear over the new police unit.
Here are some tweets below;
#ENDSWAT werey dey disguise pic.twitter.com/XKzRCjghZL
— ITS DON JAZZY AGAIN 🤍🐘 (@DONJAZZY) October 13, 2020
Oga mechanic please Change the color of my Benz from Black to grey make we see if the Engine go begin work well.. Nepa to Phcn,SARS to SWAT, OK NA 🚶🏾♂️🚶🏾♂️🚶🏾♂️🚶🏾♂️ #EndSarsNow #EndPoliceBrutality
— Timi Dakolo (@timidakolo) October 13, 2020