AMISOM Police launches third phase of police recruitment training in Jubbaland

Kismayo, January 31, 2017 – The third phase of training for 201 Jubbaland State Police recruits commenced yesterday in the port city of Kismayo.

The three-month training is being conducted by the Police Component of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali Police. The first and second phases of the training programme were concluded last year.

The AMISOM Police team Leader for Training and Development, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Emmanuel Ogom Nwaeyizie, said 400 police officers graduated in the first two phases and were deployed to various stations in Jubbaland.

“The 201 recruits will be going through the recruitment course that is commencing today and will last three months. We had very successful training in the first and second phases. I believe by the time this group passes out, we will have a professional and well-trained Somali Police Force that will take charge of the region,” said DSP Nwaeyizie.

Colonel Hassan Gabose Affey, the Jubbaland Police Training Commander, thanked AMISOM for its role in training police recruits in Jubbaland, saying the programme had played a major role in boosting security and enforcing law and order in Jubbaland.

“We are gathered here to witness the commencement of the third phase of the Jubbaland Police new recruits training in collaboration with AMISOM Police. We are grateful to AMISOM Police and we are hopeful that the completion of the training will be a success to Somali people and also improve the image of AMISOM,” said Col. Affey.

Ahead of the exercise, the recruits who were gathered at the training school were taken through the elaborate programme by Gen. Yussuf Osman Dhuumaal, the Jubbaland Police Commander in Charge of Training.

The training will focus on both practical and theoretical aspects of policing, among them, combat, human rights and community policing.

The Police Recruitment Programme, which aims to train a total of 600 police officers, is sponsored by the Department for International Development.

Part of the AMISOM Police Component mandate is to train and mentor Somali Police officers to help build the capacity of the institution and enable it perform security functions according to international policing standards.