{{Police officers attending the Formed Police Unit (FPU) Training of Trainers course at the Rwanda National Police Peace Support Training Centre in Gishari, Rwamagana district visited Kigali Memorial Centre in Gisozi on June 20 to pay tribute to Genocide victims. }}
Twenty one officers from Ethiopia, Burundi and Rwanda are attending the one month course which started on June 10.
The officers laid wreath on mass graves in respect of the over 250, 000 genocide victims buried there.
They also visited various rooms of the memorial centre to witnesses how the horror act that claimed more than one million innocent lives was planned and executed.
They were also explained on the role role played by the previous regimes including security organs in planning and implementing the mass massacre with intent to exterminate the Tutsi.
Col. Apollinaire Ndayimirije from Burundi, one of the trainers said the tragedy that befell Rwanda should be an eye opener to the rest of the world to lay firm foundation to ensure this never happen again.
“We are here to get first hand information on what happened but also to learn the successful stories because Rwanda and Burundi share a lot in common as neighbours,” said Col. Ndayimirije.
He said as Security organs charged with also ensuring peace in other countries, they have to be equipped with knowledge and skills on how to handle communities in countries of their peacekeeping operations.
RNP
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