12 Police officers complete Peacekeeping mission in Somalia

The officers were received this Monday by the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) John Niwagira, the Director Operations at Uganda Police Force at Police headquarters, Naguru.

“Welcome back to your country Uganda and thanks for representing our country. I know it has not been an easy task but thank you for perseverance," the Director applauded the officers.

He added that the experience obtained will contribute greatly to their curriculum vitae (CVs) as they serve in different capacities within and outside police.

AIGP Niwagira further advised the certified peace keepers to make proper use of the money got to change their lives for the betterment of their families.

The officers were headed by ACP Ecotu and successful completed the one year mission on 30th June 2022.

Uganda is one of the East African countries taking part in peace missions in somalia with their headquarters in Mogadishu. Other countries are, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Burundi.

Uganda has been on a peacekeeping mission in Somalia since 2007 having been the first country to deploy troops for peacekeeping in the country, paving the way for other countries to join.

They also have been playing a major role in forcing the Al-Shabaab terrorist organisation out of Mogadishu and other parts of the country, thereby contributing to the peace and stabilization effort in Somalia.

Recently, there was panic among Somali refugees in Uganda and other parts of the world when Museveni announced last October that he would be forced to withdraw Ugandan troops if sections of the leadership in Somalia continued to wrangle for political control in the country.