STORY: South West State to initiate community policing

programmes to counter violent extremism

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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /SOMALI NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 18/SEPTEMBER/2018, BAIDOA, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, Philip Mukasa, AMISOM Police Public Information Officer (PIO)
talking during the training workshop
2. Med shot, Philip Mukasa, AMISOM Police PIO talking during the training
workshop
3. Med shot, participants listening during the training workshop
4. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) TRESPHORD KASALE, AMISOM POLICE
COORDINATOR FOR SOUTH WEST STATE
“The purpose of this workshop is to mobilize the community to counter
issues of extremism. This is not the first workshop that AMISOM police has
organized together with the SPF. We have been doing this (holding similar
meetings) in other areas and we hope that after this workshop, the members
of the community will report all extremists to the police or to the relevant
authorities.”

5. Wide shot, participants listening during the workshop

6. Med shot, participants listening during the workshop
7. Med shot, officials seated at the high table listening
8. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) MOSES BYABAGYE, AMISOM POLICE DEPUTY
REFORM, RESTRUCTURING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
“AMISOM Police in partnership with SPF (Somali Police Force) decided to
hold this workshop on prevention and countering violent extremism in order
to make the community aware about the dangers of extremism. We expect
that when the participants go back home, they will have the knowledge and
techniques on how to counter such challenges.”

9. Wide shot, participants listening during the workshop

10. Med shot, participants listening during the workshop
11. Med shot, Philip Mukasa, AMISOM Police PIO talking during the training
workshop
12. Med shot, participants listening during the workshop
 13. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) ABDULLAHI ALI WATIN, BAIDOA DISTRICT
COMMISSIONER
“It (violent extremism) is a bad thing that has affected the community. It has
affected the economy, movement of people and created trouble within the
society. It is important that the community is sensitized on the issues that
affect their lives so that they have good understanding about the problem
that has destabilized Somalia.”

14. Med shot, facilitator giving his remarks during the workshop
15. Wide shot, facilitator giving his remarks during the workshop
16. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) MS. FATMA MUKHTAR HASSAN, PARTICIPANT
“Today, we have attended a two day seminar which focused on the
prevention of extremism. The workshop also focused on how the police and
the community can work together and prevent radicalism”.
17. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) NOOR ABDISALAM IBRAHIM, PARTICIPANT
“The major challenge that we face now in Somalia, is extremism. This group,
Al-Shabaab, which is fighting the government and the people, is luring the
youth with ideologies that have no basis in the religion.”
18. Wide shot, participant receiving his certificate
19. Mid shot, participant receiving his certificate
20. Med shot, participant receiving his certificate
21. Med shot, participant receiving her certificate
22. Mid shot, participant walking away after receiving certificate as others
applaud

South West state to initiate community policing programmes to counter violent

extremism

Baidoa - 19 September 2018 - Security officers and residents of South West state
have agreed to initiate community policing programmes in their neighbourhoods to
counter violent extremism and other crimes.

The resolution was made at a two-day meeting on community policing held in

Baidoa. The engagement is part of a series programmes launched by the police
component of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to educate the public
on how to prevent violent extremism and other crimes.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Tresphord Kasale, the AMISOM Police Coordinator for
South West state, stressed the importance of collaboration between the public and
police officers in crime prevention and maintaining law and order.

“This workshop is to mobilize the community to counter issues of extremism. It is

not the first of its kind of joint collaborations between the Somali Police Force and
AMISOM Police,” Mr. Kasale said.
The AMISOM Police deputy Reform, Restructuring and Development Officer in
Baidoa, Moses Byabagye, appealed to the residents to report suspicious individuals
in their communities to help the police prevent crime.

Mr. Abdullahi Ali Watin, the Baidoa District Commissioner, emphasized that violent
extremism has a negative impact on society.

“Violent extremism has affected our economy, movement of people and created
trouble within society. It is important to sensitise communities on the problems that
has destabilized Somalia,” he said.

Ms. Fatma Mukhtar Hassan, a representative of Baidoa Women Organization was

grateful for the engagement and was optimistic that community policing will help
counter radical ideologies being propagated by extremist groups.

Noor Abdisalam Ibrahim, a South West State Police officer who was also present
urged the youth to shun violent extremism and help police officers restore peace
and security to Somalia.

“The major challenge that we face now in Somalia, is extremism. This group, the Al-
Shabaab, which is fighting the government and the people, is luring the youth with
ideologies that have no basis in the religion,” he explained.

The workshop was attended by local residents, regional administration officials,

security officers and representatives of the civil society.

AMISOM Police has conducted similar trainings in Jubbaland state, Hiiran and
Mogadishu. Ends…