UNAMID Police PIO

The first woman police officer of The Gambia Police Force to be appointed Deputy Police Chief of Operations.
I present to you, UNAMID’s own Madam Sireh Jabang who also served as Chairperson of UNAMID Police Women’s Network from 2018 to January 2021.

Congratulations Madam Sireh Jabang

‘All Women are created equal, but the finest becomes a Police Officer”

Meet the New Deputy Chief of Police Operations of The Gambia Police, Deputy Commissioner Sireh Jabang. The first female Officer to occupy that position in The Gambia Police Force.

DCP Sireh Jabang enlisted into The Gambia Police Force after graduation from the University of The Gambia. She obtained her Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution/ Management from Uppsala University, Sweden, in 2016.

Sireh Serviced two tours of duty with the United Nations Mission in Darfur(UNAMID), where we met and an other tour of duty in Afghanistan, the most volatile region in the world.

From my vantage point of observing her in Darfur, I had no doubts in my mind that she will make a great and promising officer.

She was the Officer Commanding the Peace Keeping Support Unit for many years. She uses her talents to promote the wellbeing of people especially her female colleagues. She is one of the architects and pioneers of The Gambia Police Women Network, an idea she brought from her Peace Keeping experience.

Sireh Jabang embodies the mission of The Gambia Police Force. She is compassionate and selfless. Commander Jabang is a woman of extraordinary friend to her peers. She is exceptionally caring and always ready to serve and support.

Women Police have made an enormous contributions to Policing in The Gambia. Policing would be far less fair and effective today without their presence.

Remembering the veterans like Aunty Felicity Camara, the late Cicilia Taban, Amie Njie Police and today’s Amie Nyassi, Ndey Mbaye , Aminata Ndure, Aminata Sey, Yamoundow Jagne Joof, Yama Jeng, Yama Samba, Ramou Sambou, Isatou Ndow, Jainaba Bahoum and Binta Ceesay, Gass Sabally, Haddy Jallow Jobe, Jabou Sarr, Mariama Barry, the list goes on.

A Police Officer who is thoughtful beyond expectations. Sireh is someone who has strong work ethics, principled with incredible values. IGP Abdoulie Sanyang, you made no mistake in appointing Mba Sireh, my he**in is a right pick.

Mr. Paa Amady Jallow

End of mission/assignment interviews of IPOs conducted by Acting Police Commissioner

Acting Police Commissioner Dr. Sultan Azam Temuri conducted end of mission interviews with the IPOs and got their feedback and views about their own performance in the mission and 360-degree performance evaluation of their supervisors.

Acting Police commissioner conducted Interviews of the third batch of IPOs who are departing early that included Ms. Rachel Lashira Ledidi Administrative Assistant to Ag. PC, Sergeant from South Africa, Qualification Bachelor of arts in Education, eighteen years of service in the South African Police Services, working as Skills Development Facilitator under Human resources development and Field Training Officer at Station level.

Ms. Shazia Shahid Administrative Assistant to Ag. PC/ Associated Public Information Officer (PIO) UNAMID, Sub Inspector (SI) from Pakistan. She is qualified Master degree in Political Science (Social Science) and completed second year of LAW Degree. She has nineteen years of service experience in all fields of Police department and mostly worked as Focal person of women & child related issues & head of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)/Digital Investigation Cell of R**e cases/ conducted successful investigations on R**e & different cases as Investigation Officer(IO)/ Trainer /Community Policing & Patrolling officer/Human Rights & Resources officer /Admin to (DPO) and performed her duties in Operational & Security departments etc.

Ms. Lillian Mariama Koroma Head of Rotation/Induction, Insp -
from Sierra Leone Police served 15 years , qualified Bachelor degree of education and Development from Njala university, Bo campus, was working at the Family support unit as the line manager at Aberdeen police Division Freetown, before deploying in the mission., during repatriation of IPOs, she performed her duties as acting protocol and welfare officer.

All IPO's thanked to Ag. PC for his support and guidance at any step they needed in performing their professional duties.

Ag. PC noted their feedback and acknowledged their hard work, professionalism and excellent teamwork in the police component specially during the drawdown phase of the UNAMID mission Darfur. Acting Police Commissioner Dr. Sultan Azam Temuri appreciated and gave them plaques & certificates for excellent performance.

Story and Photos by:Shazia Shahid
Administrative Assistant to Ag.PC/Associated PIO
MHQ Elfasher,
DARFUR Sudan.

End of mission/assignment interviews of IPOs conducted by Acting Police Commissioner

Acting Police Commissioner Dr. Sultan Azam Temuri conducted end of mission interviews with the IPOs and got their feedback and views about their own performance in the mission and 360-degree performance evaluation of their supervisors.

Acting Police commissioner conducted Interviews one by one with the IPOs from different Units of his Drawdown Team. Mr. Bed Vikram Thapa OIC/PAU officer, Mr. Rameshwor Karki FPU Coordination officer both from Nepal, Mr. Tolga Omruuzun Information System Specialist officer, Ms. Guluzar Gunduz PAU officer , Mr. Alpaslan Yesilay FPU Coordination officer the three from Turkey, Mr. Mahmoud Ahmad from Egypt Human Resources monitoring officer, Mr. Orok Effiom Stretegy/ Planning officer from Nigeria, Ms, Marie Murerwa from Rwanda In formation management Unit, Ms. Annie Gordon from Seirra Leone IIU officer, Mr. Michael Ruhl Strategy/Budget/Special Assistant to Ag.PC from Germany, Mr. Kambou Siouroyir FPU Coordination officer from Burkina Faso but with Mr. Muhammad Khan from Pakistan KLO officer interview conducted via MS Team.

Ag. PC noted their feedback and acknowledged their hard work, professionalism and excellent teamwork in the police component specially during the drawdown phase of the mission.

All IPO's thanked Ag. PC for his support and guidance at any step they needed in performing their professional duties.

Acting Police Commissioner Dr. Sultan Azam Temuri appreciated and gave them plaques for excellent performance during drawdown phase.

Story and Photos by:Shazia Shahid
Administrative Assistant to Ag.PC/Associated PIO
MHQ Elfasher,
DARFUR Sudan.