Jowhar,
8 December 2019 – About 205 youthful recruits from the
HirShabelle State Police Force, have commenced basic police training at the
HirShabelle State Police Training Academy, in Jowhar.
The training was officially launched on
Thursday by HirShabelle State President, Mohamed Abdi Ware, the AMISOM Police
Commissioner, Augustine Magnus Kailie, and the State Minister of Security,
Mohamed Abdirahman Kheyre.
Instructors from the African Union Mission in
Somalia (AMISOM) will support the SPF to deliver new officer recruit basic
training. Early this year, HirShabelle State launched a police recruitment
drive as part of the Joint Police Programme, which is led by the Federal
Government of Somalia, with support from AMISOM, UNSOM UN Police, the United
Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP), with funding from the European Union, UK Aid and the German
Federal Foreign Office.
The police recruitment supports the Somali
Transition Plan, which will establish capable and accountable security forces
to secure Somalia when AMISOM exits.
Upon completion of the initial basic training,
the personnel will be deployed to deliver policing services to population
centres and main supply routes in Hiraan and Middle Shabelle regions.
President Mohamed Abdi Ware hailed the recruit
selection process and urged the police trainees to serve Somalia with
commitment.
“You will benefit from the training and
have the honour to serve as police officers for HirShabelle and Somalia,”
President Ware said.
The recruits, include 22 females, who will
undergo three months training as part of efforts to build a police force to
secure HirShabelle State.
AMISOM Police Commissioner, ACIP Kailie, who
was also on a familiarisation visit to HirShabelle State, recognised the
importance of women’s participation in Somalia’s security sector.
“It is a great stride to have women
enlisted, and we hope their participation will increase in the future,”
said Kailie.
Security Minister, Mohamed Abdirahman Kheyre
hailed AMISOM and international partners for the support to build the capacity
of the police in Somalia.
“AMISOM and international partners have
supported efforts to build the police and other security agencies, especially
in Hirshabelle,” noted Minister Kheyre.
The AMISOM police coordinating officer in
HirShabelle State, Mwala Yuyi, explained that AMISOM plans to support the
training of federal and state level police to ensure the successful
implementation of the Somali Transition Plan and community policing under the
New Policing Model in Somalia.
“Those that graduated previously have already been deployed, and the report from the field indicates that they are performing well,” Mwala stated.
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