Rwanda will host a Police Command Post Exercise (PCPX) scheduled at August 19 at the Police General Headquarters in Kacyiru.
The exercise is organised by Rwanda National Police is expected to attract participants from Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, South and North Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, Cyprus, Eretria, Ethiopia and Rwanda.
The exercise is aimed at equipping participants with skills and knowledge that will help address cross boarder crimes in our Region.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Felix Namuhoranye said,“Cross border crimes have today become not only a regional threat but also a challenge to the whole world.
“It is therefore important that Police Institutions in the region have a similar knowledge and a more harmonized approach of handling the vice.”
ACP Namuhoranye made the remarks while participating in a weekly-televised Police talk show ‘Kubaza bitera kumenya’ aired on the national broadcaster.
Chief Superintendent Elisa Kabera, the Director of International Cooperation in Rwanda National Police emphasised Regional Police cooperation.
“Due to existing differences, it becomes a big challenge for a country to follow and apprehend a person who after committing a crime crosses to neighboring or distant countries.”
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