Rivers: Police scrap tactical teams, launch new crime response unit

The Rivers State Police Command has announced the dissolution of each tactical teams operating wrong the command, arsenic portion of a broader betterment aimed astatine strengthening professionalism, operational efficiency, and nationalist spot successful policing.

The determination follows a directive from the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu.

As portion of the restructuring, each antecedently existing tactical units person been merged into a azygous specialised enactment known arsenic the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU).

The caller portion is expected to supply a much coordinated and accelerated effect to incidents of convulsive transgression crossed the state.

In a connection issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Agabe Blessing Kaborlo, the bid explained that the VCRU has been tasked with responding swiftly and decisively to transgression threats, portion strictly observing established rules of engagement and upholding cardinal quality rights.

The bid besides issued a stern informing against misconduct, including extortion and maltreatment of office, stressing that officers recovered blameworthy of violating the Nigeria Police Force Cod...