GOBABIS: The Minister of Safety and Security, Nangolo Mbumba has issued a stern warning to police trainees not to indulge in criminal activities that will tarnish the image of the police force by working in cahoots with criminals.

He implored the trainees to have a clear understanding that police officers are part of the community and are not above the law. Police Officers are in fact servants of the communities they are expected to serve, the minister noted.

Mbumba, made the remarks when he officially commissioned the 1st police Basic Training Course of for the current financial year at the Pius Joseph Kaundu Training Centre in the Omaheke Region on Friday last week.

Urging the trainees to take the training seriously, the minister said the participants should consider themselves lucky to have been chosen out of a pool of applicants who had all been vying for the same purpose.

“I must remind you to consider yourself the luckiest out of the other fellow youth to have this golden opportunity to join the Namibian Police Force. You must therefore, dedicate your time and energy to the training programme and ensure its complete success,” Mbumba noted.

The safety and security minister said the training programme will provide the trainees with a wide range of knowledge and skills to enable them to adequately provide the safety and security of Namibians without compromising the fundamental provisions of human rights as applicable in a democratic society.

“It is therefore compulsory that you use this opportunity to learn the legislations of the Republic of Namibia to guide you at all times in your future career as police officers. Thus, at the end of your training you are expected to carry out the police functions in a professional manner without fear or favour,” said Mbumba.

Speaking at the same occasion, Omaheke Regional Governor, Laura Mcloud-Katjirua said the increase in spate of crime committed across the country is worrisome, urging the new trainees to take note of such challenge upon their graduation from police training.

She said the nation is living in fear for their safety due to the escalating crime – something which is counter developmental objectives of reducing crime in gret numbers as the nation drives towards Vision 2030.

Two-hundred and seventy cadet constables have been taken up for training at the Pius Joseph Kaundu Training Centre, while another 866 cadets will be concurrently trained at the Ondangwa Training Centre.

(edited)GOBABIS, 23 JUL (NAMPA) – Safety and Security Minister Nangolo Mbumba has issued a stern warning to Namibian Police trainees not to indulge in illegal activities or work in cahoots with criminals as it tarnishes the image of the Force.

He also implored the trainees to have a clear understanding of the fact that police officers are part of the community and are not above the law, saying police officers are in fact servants of the communities they are expected to serve.

The minister made these remarks when he officially commissioned the first police basic training course for the current financial year at the Pius Joseph Kaundu Training Centre in the Omaheke Region last Friday.

The centre is situated some 70 kilometres outside Gobabis. Urging them to take the training seriously, Mbumba said the participants should consider themselves lucky to have been chosen out of a pool of applicants who had all been vying for the same purpose.

“I must remind you to consider yourself the luckiest out of the other fellow youth to have this golden opportunity to join the Namibian Police Force. You must, therefore, dedicate your time and energy to the training programme, and ensure its complete success,” he noted.

The Safety and Security minister said the training programme will provide the trainees with a wide range of knowledge and skills to enable them to adequately provide safety and security to Namibians, without compromising the fundamental provisions of human rights as applicable in a democratic society.

“It is, therefore, compulsory that you use this opportunity to learn the legislation of the Republic of Namibia to guide you at all times in your future career as police officers. At the end of your training, you are expected to carry out the police functions in a professional manner, without fear or favour,” stressed Mbumba.

Speaking at the same occasion, Omaheke Regional Governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua said the increase in crimes committed across the country is worrisome, urging the new trainees to take note of such challenges upon their graduation from training.

She said people are living in fear due to the escalating crime – something which goes against the developmental objectives of reducing crime in great numbers as the nation drives towards Vision 2030.

A total of 270 cadet constables have been taken up for training at this Centre, while another 866 cadets will be concurrently trained at the Ondangwa Training Centre.