STORY: AMISOM honors outgoing Police officers for service

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DATELINE: 17/MARCH/2020, MOGADISHU/ SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, AMISOM Individual Police Officers (IPOs) with AMISOM Police
senior leadership team at the end of a medal parade in Mogadishu to mark
the end of their one-year tour of duty in Somalia
2. Med shot, AMISOM Individual Police Officers (IPOs) with AMISOM Police
senior leadership team at the end of a medal parade in Mogadishu to mark
the end of their one-year tour of duty in Somalia
3. Wide shot, AMISOM IPOs listening during the medal parade ceremony to
mark the end of their one-year tour of duty in Somalia
4. Wide shot, AMISOM IPOs listening during the medal parade ceremony to
mark the end of their one-year tour of duty in Somalia
5. Wide shot, AMISOM senior Leadership team listening during the medal
parade ceremony
6. Wide shot, AMISOM IPOs listening during the medal parade ceremony to
mark the end of their one-year tour of duty in Somalia
7. Wide shot, AMISOM Police leadership listening during the medal parade
ceremony
8. Close up shot, IPO listening during the medal parade ceremony to mark
the end of one-year tour of duty in Somalia
9. Wide shot, AMISOM IPOs listening during the medal parade ceremony to
mark the end of their one-year tour of duty in Somalia
10. Close up shot, AMISOM IPOs listening during the medal parade ceremony
to mark the end of their one-year tour of duty in Somalia
11. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
(AIGP) AUGUSTINE MAGNUS KAILIE
“You have served humanity. You have shared knowledge with the Somali
people, and learnt from the Somali experience. You have learnt from the
Somali Police Force (SPF), and the Somali people. You are leaving with
some amount of experience which I hope you will share with the people
back home.”
12. Med shot, AMISOM Police Commissioner, AIGP, Augustine Magnus Kailie,
presents a medal and and certificate to an AMISOM Police officer during
the medal parade ceremony
13. Med shot, AMISOM Police Commissioner, AIGP, Augustine Magnus Kailie,
presents a medal and and certificate to an AMISOM Police officer during
the medal parade ceremony
14. Close up shot, AMISOM Police Commissioner, AIGP, Augustine Magnus
Kailie, handing out a medal enclosed in a box to an AMISOM Police officer
during the medal parade ceremony
15. Close up shot, AMISOM Police Commissioner, AIGP, Augustine Magnus
Kailie, handing out a certificate to an AMISOM Police officer during the
medal parade ceremony
16. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
(AIGP) AUGUSTINE MAGNUS KAILIE
“When doing your work, you have to have respect for human rights. So, in
the due execution of our duties, let us observe human rights. Let us
exercise patience."

17. AMISOM IPOs applauding

18. Med shot, AMISOM Police Commissioner, AIGP, Augustine Magnus Kailie,
handing out a medal enclosed in a box to an AMISOM Police officer during
the medal parade ceremony
19. Close up shot, AMISOM Police Commissioner, AIGP, Augustine Magnus
Kailie, handing out a certificate to an AMISOM Police officer during the
medal parade ceremony
20. Med shot, AMISOM Operations Coordinator, Daniel Ali Gwambal handing
out a certificate and medal to AMISOM Police officer during the medal
parade ceremony
21. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (SSP)
EMMANUEL RONO, AMISOM POLICE OFFICER REPRESENTING THE IPOs
“We have gained international experience, as well as support the police
commissioner in achieving the AMISOM Police mandate. Most of the
officers who are rotating out today were deployed in strategic positions and
they were able to deliver to expectations.”

22. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) SERGEANT CHARLOTTE OSEI TUTU, AMISOM

POLICE OFFICER FROM GHANA
“I have been training the SPF on community policing, traffic management,
middle management, junior management and TOT (Trainer of Trainers).
By doing so, the Somali officers are also able to train their own police
officers. I think I have contributed a lot, and I am proud to have been on
this mission.”

23. Wide shot, AMISOM IPOs and AMISOM Police senior leadership team pose
for a group photo
AMISOM honors outgoing police officers for service to Somalia

Mogadishu, 21 March 2020 — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)

has honored 28 Individual Police Officers (IPOs) for their dedication and service to
the mission during their year-long deployment in Somalia. 
 
The officers from Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Zambia were awarded with
medals and certificates at a send-off ceremony in Mogadishu on Tuesday.  
 
AMISOM Police Commissioner, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP),
Augustine Magnus Kailie, urged the officers to utilize the knowledge gained serving
in Somalia for individual growth and for the improvement of others on return to their
countries. 
 
“You have served humanity. You have shared knowledge with the Somali people,
and learnt from the Somali experience. You have learnt from the Somali Police Force
(SPF), and the Somali people. You are leaving with some amount of experience
which I hope you will share with the people back home,” Kailie said.  
 
He also urged the officers to always adhere to the international policing standards
and respect human rights which they advocated for while working as mentors,
trainers and advisors to the Somali Police Force. 
 
Speaking on behalf of the outgoing officers, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP),
Emmanuel Rono from Kenya, said the officers were honoured to have played a part
in building the capacity of the SPF.  

“We have gained international experience, as well as support the police

commissioner in achieving the AMISOM Police mandate. Most of the officers who are
rotating out today were deployed in strategic positions and they were able to deliver
to expectations,” said SSP Emmanuel Rono. 
 
Sergeant Charlotte Osei Tutu from Ghana Police, said serving on the mission was a
privilege and a learning experience.   
 
“I have been training the SPF on community policing, traffic management, middle
management, junior management and TOT (Trainer of Trainers). By doing so, the
Somali officers are also able to train their own police officers. I think I have
contributed a lot, and I am proud to have been on this mission,” said Sgt. Osei Tutu.  
 
AMISOM Police comprises Individual Police Officers (IPOs) and Formed Police Units
(FPUs). IPOs train, mentor, and advise the SPF, while the FPU personnel provide
operational support such as public order management, cordon and search, and VIP
escort and protection.  

Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Uganda are the Police
Contributing Countries to AMISOM. 

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