STORY: AMISOM and UN handover new police

headquarters to Jubbaland state

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LANGUAGE: SOMALI/ENGLISH NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 10/OCTOBER/2017, KISMAAYO, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, Somali Police and AMISOM Police officers arrive for the new police
headquarters handover ceremony in Kismayo
2. Wide shot, newly constructed police station
3. Close up shot, flags
4. Close up shot, banner
5. Wide shot, newly built police station
6. Wide shot, AMISOM and Jubbaland administration officials and police officers
prepare to cut a ribbon to officially opening the newly constructed police station
7. Med shot, officials cutting the ribbon
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ahmednasir Guled Hassan, Jubbaland police commissioner
We work with UN and AMISOM, they train our forces, they trained most of the
officers in this headquarters and they are training more. We have good working
relationship.

9. Wide shot, officials touring the newly constructed police headquarters

10. Wide shot, newly constructed police headquarters
11. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Abdikadir Haji Mohamud Luga Dheere, Jubbaland state
Second Deputy President
We are in a country that has been in a civil war for thirty years. We therefore
request for your support so that we realize a Somalia that can stand on its feet and
become self-sufficient.

12. Wide shot, police officers attending the function

13. Med shot, police officers attending the function
14. Wide shot, AMISOM, Jubbaland and United Nations Office for Project Support
(UNOPS) officials attending the handover ceremony
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Christine Alalo; AMISOM Deputy Police Commissioner
Today we are here to show solidarity with our partners, UNOPS that specifically put
up this building. We trained 600 police officers and the most important question for
them after training is what next? They are supposed be doing policing duties but
most importantly, they need office accommodation for them to be able to do their
work in a conducive environment.
16. Wide shot, newly constructed police headquarters

AMISOM and UN handover new police headquarters to Jubbaland state

Kismayo, 11 October 2017 - African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the
United Nations have handed over a new police headquarters and a vehicle to
Jubbaland state to help boost security in the region.
Speaking at the ceremony, held Monday, Jubbaland Police Commissioner
Ahmednasir Guled Hassan commended the support provided by AMISOM and the
United Nations Office for Project Support (UNOPS) describing it as a positive gesture.
Mr. Hassan said the ceremony to open the new office block and the donation of the
vehicle was testimony to the harmonious working relationship between the Somali
government, donor community, the UN and AMISOM.

We work with UN and AMISOM, they train our forces, they trained most of the
officers in this headquarters and they are training more. We have good working
relationship, the Jubbaland Police Commissioner added.

He noted that the vehicle donated by AMISOM will alleviate some of the
transportation challenges Jubbaland State police officers endure on a daily basis.

Jubbaland Second Deputy President, Abdikadir Haji Mohamud Luga Dheere, urged
the international community to continue helping Somalia attain its dream.

We are in a country that was in a civil war for thirty years. We therefore request for
your support so that we realize a Somalia that can stand on its feet and become self-
sufficient, Mr. Abdikadir noted.

For her part, AMISOM Deputy Police Commissioner, Christine Alalo, commended
UNOPS for putting up the facility, adding that the building will bring policing services
closer to the people.

Today we are here to show solidarity with our partners, especially UNOPS that
specifically put up this building, said Ms. Alalo.

The Deputy Police Commissioner observed that officers need proper office
accommodation to enable them perform their duties effectively.

She said the building belongs to the community adding that everyone must be
allowed access, while the vehicle should be put to good use to respond to the needs
of the community.
Nazrul Kabir, UNOPS Infrastructure Project Manager, who was also present at the
ceremony, said the new police station will help boost security in Somalia, and
Jubbaland in particular.

This is a wonderful facility given to the police force; it will really help the Jubbaland
authority and Somali government to bring peace, security and stability to the region.
I hope this facility will be useful for the people of Jubbaland and Somalia, Kabir
noted.

Kismayos police headquarters is the fourth facility whose work has been funding by
DFID. Others are in Baidoa, Belet Weyne and Hargeisa. The construction and
maintenance works, which began last year, took 12 months to be completed.