STORY: AMISOM Donates Operational Equipment to

Southwest Police
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LANGUAGE: SOMALI/ENGLISH NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 28/MARCH/2020, BAIDOA SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, AMISOM and Southwest state police officers offloading the donated
equipment
2. Med shot, officers offloading
3. Med shot, the donated equipment
4. Wide shot, AMISOM and Southwest state police officers going through the list
5. Close up shot, the donated equipment
6. Med shot, Isak Ali Subag, Southwest state Security Minister confirm the list
7. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Isak Ali Subag, Southwest state Security Minister
“Today, I have received operational equipment meant to enhance security that will
be distributed to the towns of Afgoye, Marka, Hudur, Berdale and Baidoa. These
equipment comprise of 130 handcuffs and stationaries which includes files, pens and
other equipment used and needed at police stations. Really, AMISOM police have
supported us with these equipment in order to strengthen the security of police
stations in the districts named above. We acknowledge AMISOM for their timely and
continuous support on training aimed to boost security Somali police force
particularly Southwest police”

8. Med shot, Isak Ali Subag, Southwest state Security Minister and Southwest state
police officers receiving the equipment
9. Wide shot, SP Muktar Adamu, Coordinating officer of AMISOM police in
Southwest state handing over the equipment
10. Close up shot, AMISOM and Southwest state officers going through the list
11. Wide shot, equipment being received
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) SP Muktar Adamu, Coordinating officer of AMISOM
police in Southwest state
“The purpose of the support is for the Southwest state police for the observance of
Human rights in the course of their activities. As you know, AMISOM police has been
supporting Southwest state police from so many angles. Last month February we
took them through a course of community policing for 25 police officers of
Southwest state police and earlier this month of March, we have done a course of
Human rights protection for the Southwest state police which comprises 50
participants for 10 days.”

13. Wide shot, Isak Ali Subag, Southwest state Security Minister receiving the
handover documents

AMISOM donates equipment to Southwest State Police

Mogadishu, 29 March 2020—The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on

Saturday donated an assortment of operational and office equipment to SouthWest
State police in Baidoa to help boost security and improve working conditions for the
Somali security forces.

The equipment included 130 handcuffs, 80 batons, 65 boxes of pens, 65 boxes of

pencils, 130 rims of papers and 130 office file jackets which will be sent to rural
police stations in Afgoye, Marka, Hudur, Berdale as well as Baidoa.

Southwest State Security Minister Isak Ali Subag, who received the equipment,
thanked AMISOM for the support and said this would help the police to better serve
the public

“AMISOM has supported us with equipment and office supplies in order to

strengthen the security of police stations in Afgoye, Marka, Hudur and Berdale. We
appreciate AMISOM’s continuous support on training, mentoring and capacity
building. This will boost the capacity of the Somali Police Force (SPF), particularly of
Southwest State Police,” Minister Subag said.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Muktar Adamu, the AMISOM Police Coordinating

Officer for Southwest state said that a lot of work had gone into improving the
operational efficiency of the SPF.

“The purpose of the support is for Southwest State Police to observe Human rights in
the course of their activities. AMISOM has been supporting Southwest State Police in
many ways. In February, we conducted a course of community policing for 25 police
officers and at the beginning of March, we conducted a 10-day course on Human
Rights Protection for about 50 participants,” Adamu said.
Further, AMISOM police is currently constructing two police stations in Baidoa for
the SPF. In addition to training and mentoring, AMISOM supports the Somalia Police
Force by providing facilities and equipment as one way to improve work conditions
and operational efficiency.