NR No: 019/2022 Date: 27 June 2022

STORY: ATMIS supports Jubaland police recruitment

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DATELINE: 27/JUNE/2022, KISMAYO SOMALIA

ATMIS supports Jubaland police recruitment

Kismayo 27 June 2022- A three-day vetting and recruitment exercise for Jubaland police has

ended today in Kismayo, the administrative capital of Jubaland State.

The exercise was conducted by the Jubaland Police Vetting and Recruitment Committee,

supported by the police component of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia

(ATMIS).

The conclusion of the exercise paves way for the commencement of training for the 300

recruits to be drafted into the Jubaland police, to boost security in the region.

“The recruitment exercise is intended to increase the number of Jubaland police so that

they can fight crime and provide security in the region,” said the ATMIS Police

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Daniel Mugoro Muiruri, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 788 975
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Communication Information Technology Services (CITS) Advisor, Superintendent of Police

(SP) Ibrahim Sini.

SP Sini noted that the recruitment exercise is to help build the capacity of the police in the

region, ahead of the planned transfer of security responsibilities to the Somali Security

Forces (SSF) by the end of December 2024.

“This is also in line with the Concept of Operations (CONOPs) and the Somali Transition

Plan,” he added.

In his opening remarks on Friday, the Jubaland Police Spokesperson, Colonel Jama'a Ahmed

Hassan, noted that the recruits were subjected to a rigorous and transparent process.

“The recruits are from different clans and were selected based on their academic

qualifications. We expect them to return to their home districts to enhance security,” Col.

Hassan said.

The vetting and recruitment exercise was preceded by a training, conducted by ATMIS

police, for the Jubaland Police Vetting and Recruitment Committee, composed of traditional

elders, representatives of civil society, women’s groups, and the Jubaland police.

ATMIS police has the mandate to train, mentor, and advise the SPF in order to help build its

capacity to meet international policing standards.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Daniel Mugoro Muiruri, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 788 975
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube