By M.A. Egge
The new Commander of the Somaliland Police Force, Brigadier General Abdirahman Abdillahi Hassan, popularly known as Abdirahman-deere, has promised to develop the Somaliland Police Force and responsibly taking it to higher even levels.
He gave his pledge at an event on Tuesday that he was being handed the baton of the leadership of the force by its former chief, Major General Mohamed Adan Saqadi Dabagale, who has since been appointed presidential advisor on police matters.
He appealed to the community to cooperate and stand by him so that he could carry out his duties. He also asked the police officers to cooperate with him as they had cooperated with the previous commander, saying
“I call upon all the different communities in the Republic of Somaliland to cooperate with me as they cooperated with the previous commander, and I also request the officers of all cadres to cooperate with me as they cooperated with the previous commander.”
He promised that he would constantly do consultations with fellow police officers and the laws whenever he made applicable decisions.
He thanked the former commander of the Somaliland Police Force and all the police forces and asked them to stand together.