Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the
Federal Government for setting up a new unit called the Special
Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, to replace the disbanded Special
Anti-Robbery Unit (SARS).
During an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on
Wednesday, Falana said a change of name was not enough and it
appears there’s no indication that the government is prepared to
respect the rights of Nigerians.
“As far as I’m concerned, so far, we are only scratching the
surface of the problem and there’s been no indication that the
government is prepared yet to respect the rights of the Nigerian
people embodied in the constitution and other statues,” he
said.
Just like many other Nigerians, Mr Falana believes that the
problems go beyond a name change and, therefore, more concrete
steps ought to be taken to bring about real change to policing in
Nigeria.
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