Hiiraan Online
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Lt. Col. Fadumo Hassan Mohamed at a ceremony during which a total of 10 motorbikes were handed over by AMISOM Police Component to the Somali Police Force (SPF). The motorbikes were donated by the European Union through African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Mogadishu, Somalia on October 11 2015. AMISOM Photo / Ilyas Ahmed
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia has seen a steady rise in the number of women joining the police and other security forces, a development that has been welcomed both in Somalia and internationally.
Today, one of those policewomen, Fadumo Hassan Mohamed (Fadumo Neero) was promoted to the rank of Colonel by commander of the police force, Major General Mohamed Sheikh Hassan in a promotions ceremony at Gen Kaahiye Police Institute in Mogadishu.
Fadumo who joined the Somali police force in 1971 has held various positions over the years, her last post as head of a SPF Community Policing unit. She is the first women in the police force to ascend to the rank of Colonel, a feat she takes great pride in.
“I take this opportunity to thank the commander of the police force as he gives (opportunities) back to Somali women. He is an individual who serves justice. The policewomen are few in number in the past but they are beginning to increase. There are almost 1,000 policewomen currently in uniform.” Colonel Fadumo said.
Fadumo Mohamed wasn’t the only policewomen to be promoted during the ceremony. Both Idil Abdullahi Hassan and Rahma Salad Mohamed have both been promoted to Captain.
Police Commander Mohamed Sheikh Hassan said those policewomen who were promoted have shown exemplary dedication and skill in their role as officers and that their promotion was strictly on merit alone.