# Jalalaqsi Police Station Handed Over, But Status Since Unclear

> Goobjoog News reported AMISOM handed over a police station in Jalalaqsi, Hiiraan, on 23 March 2016; the report provides no later status.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: utilities, drainage
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/jalalaqsi-police-station-handover-2016

## Key points

- On 2016-03-26, Goobjoog News reported that AMISOM handed over a police station in Jalalaqsi district, Hiiraan, to the Somali Police Force on 23 March 2016.
- The report describes the station both as newly constructed and as rehabilitated, and it does not state cost, contractor, or current status.
- Officials quoted in the report link the handover to stabilization efforts and possible future projects.

Goobjoog News reported on 2016-03-26 that AMISOM handed over a police station in Jalalaqsi district, Hiiraan region, to the Somali Police Force on 23 March 2016. The ceremony was attended by local elders and members of the public, according to the report.

The report states the Jalalaqsi station was the second in Hiiraan region, following the handover of a renovated police station in Mahas district a few days earlier. AIG Amadu Mannah, Acting Special Assistant to the AMISOM Police Commissioner, said he led a team including the Somali Police Force Commissioner and AMISOM civil affairs and police component members to commission and hand over the station to Police Commissioner Mohamed Sheikh Hamud and the community.

Goobjoog News described the construction and renovation of police stations by AMISOM as part of a stabilization program aimed at improving the institutional capacity of the Somali Police Force. However, the report also quotes Somali Police Commissioner Maj. Gen. Mohamed Sheikh Hamud saying AMISOM has been assisting Somali police in rehabilitating the police station in Jalalaqsi. The report uses both "newly constructed" and "rehabilitating" to describe the Jalalaqsi station.

Hamud said the aim of the visit was to deploy Somali Police Force officers in newly liberated areas and called for prioritization of training and equipment. Mannah said similar projects had been unveiled in Dhobley, Baidoa and Cadaale, and that Barawe was among a few remaining to be undertaken quickly, hopefully handed over before the end of the year. Michael Kipoi, an AMISOM Civil Affairs Unit officer, said many such projects were ongoing or in the pipeline.

The Goobjoog News report does not state the cost, funding source, contractor, specifications, or timeline for the Jalalaqsi police station. It also does not establish what has happened to the station since the 23 March 2016 handover, including whether it remains operational. No independent verification of the statements by AMISOM or Somali officials is provided.

## Questions

### Where exactly is the police station?

The station is in Jalalaqsi district, Hiiraan region, Somalia, according to Goobjoog News.

### Who funded the construction?

The report does not state the funding source or cost.

## Sources

- [AMISOM Hands Over Another Newly Constructed Police Station In Hiiraan Region](https://en.goobjoog.com/amisom-hands-over-another-newly-constructed-police-station-in-hiiraan-region/) — Goobjoog News, 2016-03-26