Minister Iipumbu launches Operation Basadi, urges lawful and professional policing

THE Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, has called for proactive, visible and intelligence-driven policing to protect communities.

Speaking on the occasion of the official launch of Operation Basadi at the Israel Patrick Iyambo Police College on Thursday, the Minister said that the operation reaffirms Government’s responsibility to protect lives, property, dignity and constitutional rights and to ensure that every person can live and work in peace.

Operation Basadi is a bi-annual, women-led law enforcement initiative by NamPol and other security cluster members to combat gender-based violence and related crimes.

Minister Iipumbu said that the operation comes at a time when Namibian communities continue to face various safety and security challenges that require law-enforcement agencies and the broader security cluster “to remain proactive, visible, responsive and intelligence-driven”.