Organised and Adequately Resourced Criminal Syndicates A Concern � Khama

Senior Command and staff class 10 of 2017 graduates with President Khama and Minister Show Kgathi.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Senior Command and staff class 10 of 2017 graduates with President Khama and Minister Show Kgathi.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The President, Ian Khama says graduates of senior command and staff class 10 of 2017should be ready to tackle armed-to-teeth well-organised criminal syndicates that operate in diverse environments.

He said graduates should be apprised that they graduate at a time when criminal syndicates like poaching, smuggling of contraband, cybercrime and trafficking in persons are on top of the law enforcement agenda in the region. Khama was officiating at the graduation ceremony of senior command and staff class 10 of 2017 that was held at Glen Valley Barracks on Friday.

Thirty student officers from different formations in the Botswana Defence Force (BDF)  and six from allied countries; one each from Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and two from Zambia, started training for the senior command and staff programme in January 2017. They received certificates in the qualification of passed staff college.

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