STORY: New contingent of Nigerian Police arrive in Somalia

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DATELINE: 06/01/2016, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOTLIST
1. Med shot, officers of the Nigerian formed police unit alighting from the plane
2. Wide shot, officers of the Nigerian formed police unit alighting from the
plane
3. Close up, officers of the Nigerian formed police unit alighting from the plane
4. Wide shot, senior AMISOM police officers welcome the incoming Nigerian
formed police officers
5. Wide shot, AMISOM Deputy Police Commissioner, Christine Alalo briefs the
officers
6. Med shot, AMISOM Deputy Police Commissioner, Christine Alalo briefs the
officers
7. Wide shot, AMISOM Nigerian formed police officers listen to the brief
8. Med shot, AMISOM Nigerian formed police officers listen to the brief
9. Close up, AMISOM Nigerian formed police officer listen to the brief
10. SOUND BITE (English) AMISOM Deputy Police Commissioner, Christine
Alalo,
Specifically, they are coming to support the Somali police with
operational duties. That is, escort duties, cordon and search operations, they
will be doing day and night patrols like what the rest have been doing, to
ensure that there is security within Mogadishu.
11. Wide shot, senior AMISOM police officers welcome the incoming Nigerian
formed police officers
12. Med shot, senior AMISOM police officers welcome the incoming Nigerian
formed police officers

13. SOUND BITE (English) AMISOM Deputy Police Commissioner, Christine

Alalo,
Nigerian Police have done a commendable job. They have done very
well and we appreciate that they have raised the Nigerian flag high and we
expect the group that has come in to even do better. They are very
professional in their work. They are also very committed in their work, even
despite the hardships.
14. Wide shot, AMISOM Nigerian formed police officers walk of the runway
15. Med shot, AMISOM Nigerian formed police officers walk of the runway

STORY
MOGADISHU
A new contingent of 140 Nigerian police officers has been deployed
in Somalia under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to support ongoing
pacification efforts.

The newly deployed personnel replace their colleagues who completed a one year
tour of duty in Somalia in December 2016. The police officers attached to the
Formed Police Unit arrived at Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu on
Wednesday 6 January 2016, where they were welcomed by AMISOM Deputy Police
Commissioner, Christine Alalo.

Specifically, they are coming to support the Somali police with operational duties.
That is, escort duties, cordon and search operations, they will be doing day and night
patrols like what the rest have been doing, to ensure that there is security within
Mogadishu, said the Deputy Police Commissioner.

The newly deployed personnel will undergo induction training before they
commence their duties. The induction training is intended to introduce the
personnel to the purpose of the mission in Somalia, and enable them adapt better to
life in Somalia, before embarking on their one-year assignment.

Nigeria is one of the Police Contributing Countries (PCCs) under AMISOM, alongside
Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Uganda. Alalo hailed Nigerian police personnel for
the professional conduct while serving under AMISOM.
Nigerian Police have done a commendable job. They have done very well and we
appreciate that they have raised the Nigerian flag high and we expect the group that
has come in to even do better. They are very professional in doing their work. They
are very committed in doing their work, even despite the hardships, she noted.

The AMISOM Police Component has a mandate to mentor and train their
counterparts in the Somali Police Force (SPF), to make them self sustaining and
reliant

ENDS