Namibian Police Force
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Abbreviation | NAMPOL |
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Formed | 1990 |
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National agency | Namibia |
Operations jurisdiction | Namibia |
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Size | 825,615 km² |
Population | 2,113,077 |
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Headquarters | Julius K. Nyerere street Ausspannplatz Windhoek Khomas Region |
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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 has been its inspector general since 2005.[1]
Organization[]
The force is headed by an inspector general who holds the rank of lieutenant general. The inspector general is deputised by two deputy inspector generals who both hold the rank of major general. The two deputy inspector general are responsible for administration and operations.[2]
Divisions/directorates[]
- Communications
- Finance
- Gender & Welfare
- Human Resources
- Internal Investigation
- Procurement & Logistics
- Training & Development
- FPPD Directorate
- Traffic Law Enforcement
- Airwing 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.[3]
Ranks[]
Rank | Inspector general | Deputy inspector general | Assistant inspector general | Commissioner | Deputy commissioner | Assistant commissioner | Chief inspector | Assistant Chief inspector | Inspector | Assistant inspector | Warrant officer Class 1 | Warrant officer Class 2 | Sergeant Class 1 | Sergeant Class 2 | Constable |
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Air Wing Directorate[]
The Namibian Police Force operate a fleet of 3 helicopters.[4]
Helicopters
- 1 Eurocopter EC145 Helicopter
- 2 Eurocopter AS350 Helicopter
Water Wing[]
The Police's water wing is small and consists of a number of swampboats stationed in Zambezi region and a patrol boat in Walvis Bay.
- Dr Hifikepunye Pohamba Patrol Boat [5][6]
References[]
- ^ http://www.nampol.gov.na/history
- ^ http://www.nampol.gov.na/organogram
- ^ "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".
- ^ "Police commissioned a boat to patrol Namibia's coastline-NBC". YouTube. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
External links[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Library of Congress Country Studies website http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/.
- Law enforcement in Namibia
- 1990 establishments in Namibia