A contingent of 144 police officers from Nigeria have arrived in Somalia to boost stabilization efforts in the country, the African Union mission said on Sunday.

AMISOM Police operations coordinator Daniel Ali Gwambal said 30 police officers to serve under the AMISOM for a period of one year will be deployed to Beletweyne in HirShabelle State, while the rest will serve in various roles in the capital, Mogadishu.

“They are here in order to fulfill the mandate of AMISOM with regards to operational support to the Somalis and at the same time to mentor the Somali Police Force (SPF),” Gwambal said in a statement issued in Mogadishu.

“There are certain specific duties that are also incumbent on them to perform while they are here such as regular patrols at checkpoints, guard static duties and other duties that involve general policing,” he added.

Gwambal said the officers will work on providing VIP escort and protection services, training and assisting the SPF in public order management, conducting joint patrols with their Somali counterparts and securing key government installations and high-level events.

The AU mission said the arrival of the new contingent is a major boost to law and order efforts, as they will be working in concert with their Somali counterparts in ensuring improved security in liberated areas.

The commander of the newly deployed unit, Samuel Ita, said his officers were eager to begin discharging their duties, to help advance the mission’s mandate.

Anter:
The same police Ipob is bombing left right and centre.

TRUTHaDDICTED:
They're not boosting any security there, they're only heeding to Nnamdi Kanu's advise to start now that borders are still open to relocate to Somalia because by the time we're done with the zoo, even Somalia will be heaven for them take refuge. Those ones are just the obedient ones.

Ammishaddai:
Our security crisis is here is greater than Somalia yet the lifeless ones sends out our protectors to another man's house leaving his own house in flames

iokpebholo:
yes because that's how Nigeria government want it to be.....in somalia both funding, equipment, weaponry and logistics are solely taken care of by d united nations...but in naija,common petrol for patrol vehicles is bought by d policemen

TRUTHaDDICTED:
They're not boosting any security there, they're only heeding to Nnamdi Kanu's advise to start now that borders are still open to relocate to Somalia because by the time we're done with the zoo, even Somalia will be heaven for them take refuge. Those ones are just the obedient ones.