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15. Wide shot, recruits assemble in a tent to listen to the remarks of the deputy
president of HirShabelle State, Ali Abdullahi Hussein
16. Close up shot, AMISOM and Somali trainers at the event
17. Close up shot, Ali Abdullahi Hussein, deputy president of HirShabelle State
18. Wide shot, recruits listening to the remarks of HirShabelle’s deputy president
19. Close up shot, recruits listening to the remarks of HirShabelle’s deputy president
20. Wide shot, a senior AMISOM police trainer addressing the recruits
21. Close up shot, a senior AMISOM police trainer
22. Close up shot, other senior AMISOM police trainers
23. Wide shot, Ali Abdullahi Hussein, deputy president of HirShabelle State
addressing the recruits
24. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Ali Abdullahi Hussein, Deputy President of HirShabelle
State
“Indeed, today we are happy to officially open the training for HirShabelle police
recruits, it is an achievement and we congratulate all those involved. I would like to
advise you that during training you need to maintain discipline, patience and
tolerance. You are educated youths whose level of education is either secondary or
university and I am sure the trainers will find you valuable.”
The training was officially launched on Monday in the administrative capital, Jowhar,
at a ceremony attended by the deputy president of HirShabelle State, Ali Abdullahi
Hussein; governor of Middle Shabelle region, Ahmed Meyre Makaran; HirShabelle’s
deputy security minister, Gelle Isak Warsame; commander of Jowhar Police Academy,
Major Osman Afrah and officials from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
It follows the completion of the recruitment exercise conducted by AMISOM and the
Somali Police Force (SPF) last month in Hiiran and Middle Shabelle regions.
“The training for the second batch of police recruits has commenced. The exercise
will take three months and the aim is to graduate professional police officers who will
be able to secure and protect HirShabelle State in accordance with internationally
accepted policing standards,” said AMISOM lead trainer, Superintendent of Police,
John Hamweene.
The exercise, funded by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), is
being conducted by AMISOM Police in partnership with the Somali Police Force, and
HirShabelle state administration.
The group is the second batch of the planned 800 officers the HirShabelle State
intends to recruit under the grand programme supported by various partners, among
them, the German Federal Foreign Office, AMISOM, United Nations, European Union
and United Kingdom’s Department for International Development.
The first batch, comprising 200 police officers, graduated early this year and was
deployed to various parts of the region to maintain law and order.
The German government is one of the main donors of the Joint Police Programme
(JPP), which supports priority police projects as outlined in the Federal and State
Police Plans and Somalia’s National Security Architecture that was endorsed by
Somalia’s political leaders in April 2017.
Early this year, the programme received a funding boost of 8 million Euros under a
partnership between Germany and the United Nations in Somalia.
Mr. Hussein, who was the chief guest during the ceremony, urged the recruits to
maintain the highest levels of discipline and to ensure that they complete the training
ahead of deployment to various police stations.
“You must maintain discipline, patience and tolerance during the training period. You
are educated youths who are highly qualified and I am sure the trainers will find you
valuable,” he observed.
The deputy president expressed optimism that the recruits will help secure the federal
member state once they complete the training, adding that security was a major
priority for the current administration.
“Security is one of our priorities and can be achieved by having a strong security force
that is capable of securing the country, enabling residents to live in peace and improve
their livelihoods,” he noted.
Mr. Hamweene said securing of main supply routes from terror groups like Al-Shabaab
will ease the movement of goods and services and help develop the agriculture-rich
state.
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