2021-04-18 15:30:58 GMT2021-04-18 23:30:58(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MOGADISHU, April 18 (Xinhua) -- 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.