NR No: 028/2023 Date: 02 April 2023

SHOTLIST: ATMIS and Somali Police step up joint patrols in Mogadishu

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DATELINE: 29/MARCH/2023, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA.

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot - ATMIS police officers guard the entrance to a government

installation.
2. Close up - Flags at the entry point of the Judicial building.
3. Med shot - Entrance to the Judicial offices.
4. Wide shot - ATMIS and SPF officers walking to the briefing point.
5. Med shot - ATMIS officers walking to the briefing point.
6. Wide shot - ATMIS officers walking to the briefing point.
7. Close up - ATMIS officers walking to the briefing point.
8. Wide shot - ATMIS and SPF officers at the briefing point.
9. Med shot - ATMIS officers at the briefing point.
10. Med shot - ATMIS and SPF officers at the briefing point.
11. Wide shot - A street in Kilometer 4 road.
12. Med shot - A stature of a soldier on horseback along kilometer 4 road.
13. Wide shot - Signposts along kilometer 4 road.
14. Close up -A signpost along kilometer 4 road.
15. Wide shot - Traffic along kilometer 4 road.
16. Med shot - Traffic along kilometer 4 road.

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17. Med shot - An SPF officer puts some traffic cones on the road to demarcate it to
allow for spot checks of the vehicles.

18. SOUNDBITE: ATMIS Joint Operation Command Centre (JOCC) Team leader,
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Barrie Yusuf.
“The importance of this joint patrol is for the Somali's to know that ATMIS is
working alongside with them around the clock.”

19. Wide shot - Traffic along kilometer 4 road.

20. Med shot - ATMIS and SPF officials do random spot checks on motorists along
Kilometer 4 road.
21. Close up - A motorist is stopped at the checkpoint for an inspection.
22. Wide shot - Motorists are stopped at the checkpoint for random inspection.
23. Med shot - An SPF officer inspects a vehicle during the spotcheck exercise.
24. Close up - An SPF officer inspects a vehicle during the spotcheck exercise.
25. Wide shot - ATMIS and SPF officials do random spot checks on motorists along
Kilometer 4 road.
26. Med shot - A motorist opens the bonnet of his vehicle to allow the officers to
inspect.

27. SOUNDBITE: SPF Head of Operations at Wadajir Police Station District, Lt.
Ali Mohamed Ousman.
“The importance of this patrol is to reduce the attacks from the terrorist groups.
The patrol has accomplished many things, including increased public safety and
security stability."

28. Close up - An SPF officer inspects a vehicle during the spotcheck exercise.
29. Wide shot - ATMIS and SPF officials do random spot checks on motorists along
Kilometer 4 road.
30. Wide shot - Traffic along kilometer 4 road.

ATMIS and Somali Police step up joint patrols in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, 2 April 2023 - The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)
Police component and the Somali Police Force (SPF) have stepped up joint patrols
in the capital, Mogadishu to tame insecurity during Ramadan.

Last week a team of officers led by Barrie Yusuf, ATMIS Joint Operation Command
Centre (JOCC) Team Leader, and Lt. Ali Mohamed Ousman, SPF Head of
Operations at Wadajir Police Station District, conducted search operations that

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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included mounting snap checkpoints on main roads and access routes leading to
government buildings and offices.

“The importance of this joint patrol is for the residents to know that ATMIS is working
alongside them round the clock to improve security,” said the Deputy Superintendent
of Police (DSP) Yusuf.

The patrols are expected to provide both proactive and reactive responses to
security situations.

DSP Yusuf reiterated that teamwork will be critical in ensuring Mogadishu is safe
during and after Ramadan.

His remarks were supported by Lt. Mohamed who emphasized that ATMIS and SPF
officers must remain vigilant to thwart any terrorist attack targeting Mogadishu.

“The importance of this patrol is to reduce the attacks from terrorist groups,” said the
officer who has served in the SPF for four years.

Lt Mohamed urged ATMIS to increase its involvement in joint operations to combat

insecurity in Mogadishu and its environments.

“The patrols have so far accomplished many things, including increased public safety
and security stability," added Lt. Mohamed.

The patrols, supported by ATMIS Individual Police Officers (IPOs) and the Formed
Police Unit (FPU), have enabled Mogadishu residents to transact businesses and
move freely during the holy month of Ramadan.

ATMIS Police and SPF are also conducting joint patrols in the Federal Member
States as part of efforts to build the capacity of the local security forces.

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For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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