STORY: AMISOM trains Somali police officers in community

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LANGUAGE: SOMALI/ENGLISH NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 22/FEBRUARY/2020, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, General Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed, Deputy Director of Planning

and Training of the Somali police force speaking
2. Med shot, senior police officers listening
3. Wide shot, the officers taking notes
4. Close up shot, senior AMISOM police officers typing on ipads
5. Med shot, police officers listening
6. Med shot, General Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed, Deputy Director of Planning
and Training of the Somali police force speaking
7. Close up shot, a police officer listening
8. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) General Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed, Deputy Director
of Planning and Training of the Somali police force
“The responsibility upon us is an enormous one. We have been entrusted to protect
and maintain the dignity of this nation. We are responsible to protect the people,
the nation, the religion and all its resources. Since everything has been entrusted to
the police, we should strive to maintain and preserve that trust. I believe we should
be awake and with diligence and dignity, let us work together to achieve our
mandate of protecting this nation. We can earn the trust and confidence of the
people through sincerity in our work to achieve development.”

9. Med shot, officers clapping

10. Me shot, General Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed, Deputy Director of Planning
and Training of the Somali police force awards a certificate to a participant
11. Close up shot, officers looking on
12. Med shot, a participant receives a certificate from General Mohamed Mohamud
Mohamed, Deputy Director of Planning and Training of the Somali police force
13. Close up shot, a senior AMISOM police officer looking on
14. Med shot, a police officer receiving a certificate
15. Med shot, another officer receiving a certificate
16. Wide shot, officers after receiving certificates
17. Med shot, the officers leaving the training room
18. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Sagal Abdinur Ahmed, Police Officer
“This course has been instrumental in that it has opened our eyes on the importance
of community policing. It is our duty as police officers to appeal to the community,
interact with them and gain their confidence and trust through observance of
discipline and code of conduct. This will allow us to combat terrorism and in the
process protect our children and community from any harm.”

19. Med shot, officers pose for a photo

20. SOUNDBITE: (English) AMISOM acting training coordinator, Mohamoud Yusif
“Community policing as a concept bridges the gap between the police and the
community. It will go a long way to enhance the police and the community
engagements, reorganizations and together they will be able to combat crime in the
communities.”

21. Wide shot, group photo

AMISOM trains Somali Police officers in community policing

Mogadishu, 22 February 2020 – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has
completed a week-long training workshop to enhance the skills of the Somali Police
in crime prevention through community policing.

The training, conducted at the Gen. Kahiye Police Academy in Mogadishu with
support from the government of Italy, was attended by 25 Somali police officers.

"The community policing concept bridges the gap between the police and the
community. It will enhance engagement between the police and community to
combat crime in the community," said Mohamoud Yusif, the acting AMISOM Police
Training Coordinator.

The Deputy Director of Planning and Training in the Somali Police Force, Gen.
Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed, asked the trainees to apply the knowledge
acquired to protect people's lives and property.

"We have an enormous responsibility entrusted in us to protect and maintain the

dignity of this nation. We are responsible for protecting the people, the nation,
religion, and its resources. We should strive to maintain this trust," said Gen.
Mohamed.

Topics covered during the weeklong training included community policing strategies,
conflict resolution, legal frameworks of policing in Somalia, professional standards
and code of ethics, de-radicalisation and countering violent extremism, community
engagement, protection of vulnerable groups, and gender issues in community
policing.

Sagal Abdinur Ahmed, a police officer with the SPF, said the training had equipped
them with valuable knowledge on the importance of community policing.

"As police officers, we must gain public trust through being disciplined and abiding
by the code of conduct. This is important if we are to combat terrorism and protect
the community," he said.

ENDS