The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Police boss has commended the performance and professionalism of the Rwanda Formed Police Unit (FPU) contingent currently deployed in the Malakal region.

This was during a two-day visit to the region by a delegation headed by UNMISS Police Commissioner Fredrick Yiga, held between December 16 and 17.

The delegation also included the chief of operations in UNMISS, Commissioner of Police Emmanuel Butera, coordinator of UNMISS-UNPOL-FPU Eko Budiman, and head of Individual Police Officers (IPOs) in Juba, Olivia Adiku.

They were received by the Contingent commander of RWAFPU in UNMISS, Assistant Commissioner of Police Rogers Rutikanga.

During the visit, the officials toured several activities by Rwanda Police peacekeepers in South Sudan where Rutikanga presented what the peacekeepers have been engaged into since the beginning of their mission.

Part of the presentation was police posts around the Malakal Internally Displaced Camp (IDP) that shelters over 48,200 refugees, and thanked the support and cooperation of the local people.

Yiga commended the hard work by the Rwanda FPU and pledged to support them to overcome the challenges they might be facing in execute of their peacekeeping mandate.

During the tour, Yiga made a lengthy visit at the IDP camp that is under the protection of Rwanda police peacekeepers, including the distribution areas and several posts, where IDPs are served food and school equipment for pupils, among others.

Together with other officials, Yiga later proceeded to the UNMISS headquarters where he met with community leaders of POC Malakal and distributed equipment including T-shirts and reflector jackets, and requested them to continue maintaining security in and around the camp and also to partner with UN peacekeepers for their own good.

Yiga went on to meet with the State coordinator of the upper Nile state (Malakal), who briefed him about the partnership between his office UNPOL and RWANDA FPU.

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