Beletweyne(SONNA)–Nineteen cops serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) not too long ago accomplished an intense six-day coaching on automobile checkpoint screening in Hiiran area.
The coaching, organised by the United Nations Mine Motion Service (UNMAS), aimed to boost regional safety and counter the specter of Improvised Explosive Units (IEDs) to civilians and significant infrastructure.
On the closing ceremony, the Crew Chief of ATMIS Particular person Police Officers in Beletweyne, SP (Superintendent of Police) Moffat Chungu praised the coaching as important within the combat in opposition to terrorism in Somalia.
“This coaching was insightful as a result of it depicted the true image of what’s required of us as cops when performing automobile checkpoint procedures, each theoretical and sensible,” mentioned SP Moffat Chungu.
He additionally urged the officers to use the information and expertise that they had acquired to assist the individuals of Somalia.
“We’re certain that no matter has been imparted to us won’t ever be forgotten. We are going to attempt to implement the talents realized to make sure we safe ourselves and the individuals of Somalia,” defined SP Chungu.
Through the coaching, the officers had been taken by way of a number of matters together with, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Consciousness, Explosive Hazard Consciousness, Individuals and Baggage Search, Improvised Explosive Units and Car Search, amongst others.
Inspector Priscilla Essel, from the Ghana Fashioned Police Unit (FPU) described the coaching as essential to bolstering safety within the Hiiran area.
“This automobile checkpoint coaching will probably be very useful and could have a big effect not solely on us but additionally on the area,” mentioned Inspector Essel.
In Somalia, IEDs are the popular weapons of alternative for the Al Shabaab and the indiscriminate use of explosive gadgets poses a major risk to each civilians and safety forces.
Because of this, ATMIS is growing the capability of the Somali Safety Forces to detect and deter using IEDs by unlawful armed teams.
