{{A total of 743 grass root leaders and Community Policing Committees (CPCs) in Musanze District on February 9 completed two-day training in crime prevention.}}
The exercise was organized by the Rwanda National Police in its ongoing programme of strengthening the community policing concept by capacitating various entities and individuals in partnering with the force to fight and prevent crimes and ensure their own safety in particular.
The training focused effective timely information exchange, which will lead to prevention rather than fighting.
During the two day training, participants also discussed issues such as fighting Gender Based Violence (GBV), drug abuse and the role of community-Police partnership in maintain peace and security.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr, Wilson Rubanzana, who officiated at the official launch of the training, reminded trainees of their routine duties and urged them to play a big role in crime prevention to ensure peace and security in their respective localities.
The Anti GBV Director, Senior Superintendent Rose Muhisoni outlined sexual violence, property-based violence and physical attacks as some of the types of GBV.
She appealed to trainees to identify families that have internal wrangles and share the information so that security organs can intervene before the conflicts turn violent.
Supt. René Irere, the Director of Community Policing told the trainees that public-police partnership is a “very crucial strategy” to address criminality in the country.
He challenged them to maintain the existing collaboration with security organs to ensure crimes are prevented and to further maintain security in the country.
RNP
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