of police recruitment
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LANGUAGE: SOMALI/ENGLISH NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 21/APRIL/2019, BELETWEYNE, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST:
18. Wide shot, AMISOM Police medical officers taking samples from the recruits
19. Med shot, a medical officer taking notes
20. Close up shot, urine samples
21. Med shot, AMISOM Police medical officers
22. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Nasro Mohamed Elmi, Police Recruit
“ I am pleased to be one of the new police recruits for HirShabelle State. [I am ready]
to serve my region and apply what I learnt so as to develop the state. I would like to
serve my community in a professional way. I am very happy and I have not
encountered any problems.”
police recruitment programme with the enlisting of 200 youths from Hiran region.
The exercise was conducted in Belet Weyne by Somali Police Force and African
“We have a very good number of recruits, most important, we have a good
percentage of women and they will be going in for medical checkups and other tests
Of the 200 youths recruited, 125 are from Hiran region, while the remaining 75 came
HirShabelle State plans to recruit 800 police officers under a grand programme
Development. The current recruitment comes two months after the graduation of
the first batch of police recruits who have since been deployed to various parts of
SP Dantim noted that the recruitment and training exercise was aimed at
establishing a strong police force capable of securing the region once AMISOM exits.
Hiran Police Commander, Isak Ali Abdulle, said the recruits were selected not only on
the basis of clan and regional representation but also on merit.
“The recruits comprise both male and female. They were selected based on their
merit. We allowed the clans to share the numbers so that we establish a real federal
police and not one from a particular clan,” said Mr. Abdulle.
The youths were recruited from the districts of Belet Weyne, Mataban, and Mahas.
Recruitment from other districts, mainly Bula-burde and Mataban, is planned for the
24th and 25th of this month.
The recruits expressed their joy in joining the police force, saying they were read for
the three-month intensive training to be conducted by AMISOM officers.
“I am pleased to be one of the new police recruits for HirShabelle State. [I am ready]
to serve my region and apply what I learnt so as to develop the state,” said Nasro
Mohamed Elmi.
Her sentiments were echoed by Urur Abdulle Mumin who said he will use his skills
and education experience to contribute to the development of HirShabelle.
Their colleague Yusuf Muhumed Mohamed added that it will be an honour to serve
his community as a police officer.
“The reason why I decided to join the police is due to the need for this region to
have a trained police force that will effectively serve the community and meet needs
of the residents,” said Mr. Mohamed.