STORY: AMISOM hands over captured weapons to

government of Somalia

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DATELINE: 27/FEBRUARY/2020, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, captured weapons on ground and AMISOM Ugandan military officers
on parade
2. Med shot, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, who is also the Head of AMISOM Ambassador
Francisco Madeira arriving to preside over the weapons hand over
3. Med shot, the parade commander salutes the Head of AMISOM Ambassador
Madeira
4. Close up shot, SRCC Ambassador Madeira
5. Close up shot, salute for the the SRCC Ambassador Madeira
6. Wide shot, SRCC Ambassador Madeira receives a salute of honor
7. Close up shot, the Ugandan, the African Union and the Somalia flags
8. Wide shot, SRCC Ambassador Madeira inspecting the guard of honor
9. Med shot, SRCC Ambassador Madeira inspecting the guard of honor
10. Wide shot, captured weapons
11. Med shot, captured weapons
12. Close up shot, captured weapons
13. Close up shot, the National Security Advisor to the President of Somalia, Abdisaid
Muse Ali
14. Wide shot, SRCC Ambassador Madeira speaking at the ceremony
15. Med shot, Maj. General Lakara Nakibus, the AMISOM Deputy Force Commander
in charge of Operations and Plans and Brig. Richard Otto, the AMISOM Uganda
contingent commander attending the hand over event
16. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF
THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (SRCC) FOR SOMALIA AMB. FRANCISCO
MADEIRA
“Today, this meeting of ours is to show that we not only have the will, but we are
making all the efforts to comply with these resolutions.”

17. Wide shot, SRCC Ambassador Madeira handing over captured weapons to Somali
National Army Head of Armoury, Gen. Hassan Sheikh Abdisamad
18. Close up shot, the captured weapons
19. Med shot, the Somali National Army Head of Armoury, Gen. Hassan Sheikh
Abdisamad receives a captured gun from SRCC Ambassador Madeira
20. Wide shot, the captured weapons
21. Med shot, the Somali National Army Head of Armoury, Gen. Hassan Sheikh
Abdisamad holding one of the captured weapons
22. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF
THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (SRCC) FOR SOMALIA AMB. FRANCISCO
MADEIRA
“This is just a symbolic handover. We have got stores which the Somali authorities
will access and see and eventually ship them to where they are supposed to be
kept.”

23. Wide shot, AMISOM Force Commander Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma speaking
24. Close up shot, Brig. Otto, the AMISOM Uganda contingent commander listening
25. Med shot, SRCC Ambassador Madeira and the National Security Advisor to the
President of Somalia, Abdisaid Muse Ali listening
26. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) AMISOM FORCE COMMANDER LT. GEN. TIGABU YILMA
“Recently, we have had some arms and ammunitions recovered in Sector one
especially Lower Shabelle region and Sector two and the process for their hand over
is ongoing.”

27. Wide shot, SRCC Madeira and the National Security Advisor to the President of
Somalia, Abdisaid Muse Ali signing the handover documents
28. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT OF
SOMALIA, ABDISAID MUSE ALI
“Al-Shabaab has evolved and the fight today is much more sophisticated through
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), through instilling fear, through raising or
broadening their extortion base.”

29. Med shot, the Somali National Army Head of Armoury, Gen. Hassan Sheikh
Abdisamad receives a captured gun from SRCC Madeira
30. Tilt up shot, weapons
31. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) UGANDA AMISOM CONTINGENT BRIG. RICHARD OTTO
“Al-Shabaab still remains a threat to the defenceless population especially those
who are in areas not controlled by AMISOM and the government security forces.”
32. Med shot, senior SNA military commanders
33. Med shot, group photo

AMISOM hands over captured weapons to government of Somalia

Mogadishu, 28 February 2020 – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has
handed over to the Somali Federal Government weapons of war captured from Al-
Shabaab terrorists.

The weapons, which included Rocket Propelled Grenade launchers, general-purpose

machine guns and assault rifles, were captured during joint operations by AMISOM
and the Somali security forces.

The Head of AMISOM, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, symbolically handed over the
weapons to Somali officials on Thursday in Mogadishu, Somalia. Ambassador
Madeira said the handover by AMISOM complied with United Nations procedures
relating to the handling of small arms and light weapons.

The UN Security Council mandates AMISOM to coordinate with the Somali

authorities and international partners to ensure safe and effective management and
storage of captured weapons.

Ambassador Madeira said, “This shows that we not only have the will, but we are
making all efforts to comply with these resolutions.”

On display were various weapons, part of a larger cache of captured small arms and
light weapons, that will be handed over to Somali authorities.

“This is just a symbolic handover. We have got stores the Somali authorities will
access, see and ship the weapons for safe storage,” Ambassador Madeira explained.

The AMISOM Force Commander Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma Wondimhunegn said AMISOM
and Somali security forces were in the process of streamlining the procedure of
handing over captured weapons.

“Recently, we had arms and ammunition recovered especially in Lower Shabelle, and
the process for their hand over is ongoing,” added Lt. Gen. Tigabu.
The National Security Advisor to the President of Somalia, Abdisaid Muse Ali hailed
the cooperation between AMISOM and Somali security forces, which has enabled
success in operations against Al-Shabaab terrorists.

“Al-Shabaab has evolved and now uses Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), instilling
fear and extortion,” noted Abdisaid.

The contingent commander of AMISOM’s Uganda forces, Brig Richard Otto, noted
that the capture of weapons from Al-Shabaab is a tangible achievement from joint
operations to degrade Al-Shabaab.

“Al-Shabaab remains a threat to the defenceless population, especially those who

are in areas not controlled by AMISOM and the government security forces,” noted
Brig. Otto.

ENDS