The Police Administration has deployed One Hundred and Forty-seven Police Officers drawn from the Formed Police Unit (FPU) to the African Union Peacekeeping Mission (AMISOM) in Somalia on 2nd November, 2020, to assist the local police in maintaining peace and order.
The Director, International Relations Department, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. Baba Saanid Adamu whilst briefing the officers before their departure, advised them to remain professional in their peacekeeping duties.
We share with you some pictures on their departure and arrival at Mogadishu the capital of Somalia, enrooted to their final destination at Baidoa.
Ghana was one of the first countries to deploy Police officers within the Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
So far, the West African country has deployed 56 police officers comprising of 55 Individual Police Officers (IPO) and one Senior Leadership Team (SLT) officer, Dr. Benjamin Agordzo the AMISOM police training coordinator.
