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Namibian Police Force
Namibian Police Force badge
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Abbreviation NAMPOL Formed 1990 Preceding agency
South West African Police
National agency Namibia Operations jurisdiction Namibia Map of the Namibian Police Force’s jurisdiction Size 825,615 km2 Population 2,113,077 Constituting instruments
Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
Namibian Police Act 19 of 1990
General nature Headquarters Julius K. Nyerere streetWindhoek Khomas Region Elected officer responsible Agency executives
Anna-Marie Nainda, Deputy Inspector General for Administration
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A group of NAMPOL police officers A NAMPOL police car
The Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL ) is the national police force of Namibia . It was established by the Namibian Constitution and enacted by an act of Parliament . The Namibian Police Force replaced the South West African Police as the national police force of the country in 1990. Sebastian Ndeitunga was its inspector general since 2005 to 2022. Joseph Shikongo is the current inspector general. [1] Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security .[2]
Organization
The force is headed by an inspector general (IG ) who holds the rank of lieutenant general. The IG has two deputies who both hold the rank of major general. The two deputy inspectors general are responsible for administration and operations.[3]
Divisions/directorates
Communications
Finance
Gender & Welfare
Human Resources
Internal Investigation
Procurement & Logistics
Training & Development
FPPD Directorate
Traffic Law Enforcement
Air Wing Directorate
Special Reserve Force
Operations Directorate
VIPP Directorate
Special Field Force
Special Branch
Explosive
Public Relations
Crime Investigation Directorate
National Forensic Science
Agronomic & Animal Husbandry
Special Operations
Principal Staff
Regional commands
All police operations in Namibia's 14 regions are headed by a regional commander with the rank of commissioner. The Khomas region hosting the seat of government and capital city is an exception as the regional commander is a major general.[4]
Ranks
Equipment
The Air Wing Directorate operates a fleet of 3 helicopters.[5]
Helicopters
The Water Wing Directorate is small and consists of a number of swampboats stationed in Zambezi Region and a patrol boat in Walvis Bay .
Notable Police officers
Inspectors general
Lower ranks
References
^ "Welcome to Namibian Correctional Service" . Official Newsletter . Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security . April 2021. p. 4 . Retrieved 5 May 2022 .
^ "NAMPOL Organogram" . Government of Namibia . Retrieved 7 May 2022 .
^ "Promoted Shilunga to head Khomas cops" . Namibian Sun . www.namibiansun.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015 .
^ "Namibia Police Force" . Helis.com . Retrieved 14 December 2015 .
^ "First of its kind Nampol vessel commissioned - Infrastructure - Erongo" . 27 October 2016.
^ "Police commissioned a boat to patrol Namibia's coastline-NBC" . YouTube Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
^ Nakanduungile, Hilma (12 July 2021). " . New Era
^ Tileni Mongudhi: Danger Ashipala dies Archived 2010-05-14 at the Wayback Machine The Namibian
^ "Most feared female cop" . Namibian Sun . Retrieved 14 February 2023 .
^ Kaapanda, Victoria (3 August 2022). "Oshana police welcome new commander" . New Era
External links
public domain . Country Studies Federal Research Division .
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Namibian_Police_Force&oldid=1220004172 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● L a w e n f o r c e m e n t i n N a m i b i a ● 1 9 9 0 e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n N a m i b i a H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e w a y b a c k l i n k s ● E n g v a r B f r o m A u g u s t 2 0 1 5 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● P a g e s u s i n g l a w e n f o r c e m e n t a g e n c y w i t h l o c a l c i v i l i a n p o l i c e g e n e r a l n a t u r e ● S o u r c e a t t r i b u t i o n ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m A u g u s t 2 0 1 4
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 1 A p r i l 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 6 : 5 0 ( U T C ) . ● T h i s v e r s i o n o f t h e p a g e h a s b e e n r e v i s e d . B e s i d e s n o r m a l e d i t i n g , t h e r e a s o n f o r r e v i s i o n m a y h a v e b e e n t h a t t h i s v e r s i o n c o n t a i n s f a c t u a l i n a c c u r a c i e s , v a n d a l i s m , o r m a t e r i a l n o t c o m p a t i b l e w i t h t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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