MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Twenty-six senior the Somali Police Force (SPF) officers have concluded a ten-day intensive training on skills to tackle crime and help improve the security situation in Somalia.
The training which was conducted by facilitators from the police component of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and SPF was held at the General Kahiye Police Academy in Mogadishu.
The officers, among them station commanders and their deputies from various police stations in Mogadishu, were taken through various aspects of policing including, the code of conduct, police accountability and oversight, responsibilities of officer commanding police station, child protection and effectiveness of community policing in protecting civilians in armed conflict.
The training also covered an introduction to the Somali Penal Code, introduction to criminal procedure code, criminal investigation techniques, arrest, detention, search, and seizure among other key topics.
“I hope you will share the knowledge and skills acquired from this training with other officers in your respective stations in key departments like criminal Investigation, station administrators and operations,” Somalia Deputy Police Commissioner Brig. Gen. Osman Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Kaniif’ told the officers at a ceremony to mark the end of the training. “As leaders, you are required to mentor officers at your stations and that is the only way we will be able to better serve the public, improve security and our work in general.”
ATMIS Deputy Police Commissioner (CP) Martin Amoru said the police commanders were at the heart of the safety of communities and the ongoing stabilisation efforts in Somalia.
“The success of an organization including the police station depends on its management,” said CP Amoru adding that, “As a station commander, you have to build trust, you should be trusted by the officers who work under you, you should also be trusted by the officers who supervise you and you should be trusted by the community.”
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