STORY: AMISOM POLICE UNIT SUPPORTS

COMMUNITY POLICING
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DATELINE: 2014/12/21 MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOTLIST
1, Wide shot, Hamarweyne sports center
2, Med shot, Hamarweyne sports center
3, Close up, member of Kacaan FC receiving a pass
4, Wide shot, football fans watching the game
5, Med shot, member of Kacaan FC attempts to score
6, Wide shot, Senior Somali government and AMISOM police staff watching the
game
7, Med shot, Senior Somali government and AMISOM police staff watching the
game
8, Wide shot, Senior Somali government and AMISOM police staff watching the
game
9, SOUNDBITE (Somali) Hamarweyne district commissioner Abduqadir
Mohamed Abduqadir, Its a pleasure for me. I am very happy that our brothers
AMISOM have visited our district; and that means interaction with the
community. It was not like this before, and the young players are happy with this
interaction. This is part of the security and interaction with the community by
AMISOM especially in this district.
10, Wide shot, football fans watching the game
11, Med shot, football fans watching the game
12, Wide shot, member of Hilaac FC attempts to score
13, SOUNDBITE (English) AMISOM Acting Police Commissioner Isidore Kirukiye,
We want to engage the communities with this kind of activities, which brings
the community and the police together, to work together, to build confidence.
Once we are with them during their various activities, which include sports
activities, we build the confidence, we interact with them. We can get relevant
important information in the area of security. We can build our relationship and
it is also a way to encourage them with those kind of activities, sports activities,
health and I believe today is a start of those initiatives, we intend to go ahead. We

have already planned such activities with other districts. We want to even go
ahead in other sectors.
14, Wide shot, football fans watching the game
15, Med shot, football fans watching the game
16, Wide shot, Senior Somali government and AMISOM police staff watching the
game
17, Med shot,Senior Somali government and AMISOM police staff watching the
game
18, SOUNDBITE (SOMALI) Kacaan FC Shariff Maye Mohamed My feelings are
very high and our brothers tried to give us a lot and we appreciate them.
19, Wide shot, AMISOM Acting Police Commissioner Isidore Kirukiye talking to
the players
20, Med shot, AMISOM Acting Police Commissioner Isidore Kirukiye talking to
the players
21, Med shot, players listening to the closing remarks
22, Wide shot, AMISOM Acting Police Commissioner Isidore Kirukiye handing
over the footballs to Hamarweyne district commissioner Abduqadir Mohamed
Abduqadir
23, Med shot, AMISOM Acting Police Commissioner Isidore Kirukiye handing
over the footballs to Hamarweyne district commissioner Abduqadir Mohamed
Abduqadir
24, Wide shot, Players applauding during the presentation

SCRIPT
HAMARWEYNE The AMISOM Police Unit on Sunday supported youth in
Hamarweyne district by donating soccer balls as part of an ongoing programme
to engage communities in fighting crime.
A total of 20 balls were handed over to the Hamarweyne district commissioner
Abduqadir Mohamed Abduqadir, in a ceremony witnessed by Mohamud Ahmed
Garaar, the district police station commander, AMISOM Police and Somali Police
officers and residents.
Speaking during the handover ceremony, Isidore Kirukiye, the AMISOM Acting
Police Commissioner said supporting sports is one of the ways to strengthen
security in Hamarweyne, which is one of the 16 districts that make up
Mogadishu.
The ceremony was preceded by a soccer game involving two local teams
W.Kacaan and W.Hilaac which faced off in a four-a-side match. W.Kacaan won 6
goals to one. The goals were scored by Khalid Mohamed Abubaker and Shariff
Maye Mohamed.

Kirukiye said the AMISOM police component is mandated to support the Somali
Police Force and Somalis, to strengthen security through community policing
initiatives.
Abduqadir Mohamed Abduqadir, the Hamarweyne district commissioner said
the donation of soccer balls to youth signified AMISOMs commitment to making
Hamarweyne secure.
Abduqadir Mohamed Abduqadir said, Its a pleasure for me. I am very happy
that our brothers AMISOM have visited our district; and that means interaction
with the community. It was not like this before, and the young players are happy
with this interaction. This is part of the security and interaction with the
community by AMISOM especially in this district.
Shariff Maye Mohamed who scored four goals during the game said, My feelings
are very high and our brothers tried to give us a lot and we appreciate them.
END