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AMISOM trains South West State Police on handling public order crimes
Baidoa, 12 July 2018- The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has
organized a 10-day workshop to train South West State Police Force on handling
public order crimes as security improves in most parts of the country.
Speaking at the workshop, the Acting AMISOM Police Coordinator for South West
State, John Ambayo, said the aim of the training is to teach the officers how to
deal with acts of public disorder in the region.
“We have peaceful events like public celebrations which need to be policed and
then sometimes we also have incidents of public disorder, the riotous situations,
strikes for which we need to equip the police officers to handle,” Mr. Ambayo,
who is also the Team Leader of Police Reforms Advisors in South West State, said.
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He noted that since peace has resumed in most regions in the country, after years
of civil war, there was need for police to start focusing on how to handle public
order crimes in the new environment.
The AMISOM Police officer advised those undergoing the training to view
individuals involved in riots and strikes as momentary opponents and use less
force, when restoring order, to minimize casualties.
The Director General of the Ministry of Security in South West state, Mohamed
Yasin Abdullahi, praised AMISOM Police for mentoring their counterparts in
Somalia noting that officers in the region will now have skills to deal with public
order crimes.
Similar sentiments were shared by the Commander of Mines Action in the state,
Ibrahim Hussein Hassan, who said the workshop was critical for officers in Bay
region in their efforts to restore peace and security.
“This training that opened here is about upholding human rights and improving
the relations between the police and the public,” said Mr. Hassan as he
commended AMISOM Police for organizing the exercise.
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