Ngako is part of a 50-man Uganda Police contingent that recently returned from peace keeping duties in Darfur. He says that the feelings of communities living in Internally Displaced Peoples Camps in Darfur range from fear, hatred, desperation and mistrust for the Sudan police.
Some of the serious crimes in the War torn region are committed by attackers dressed in Sudanese police uniforms. Crimes like murder, rape, defilement, robberies, car jerking, cattle rustling, human trafficking are a daily occurrence in the region but many of them go unreported.
Part of the duty of the UN police contingent in Darfur was to build confidence and good relations between displaced civilians and their national police. Twice a day, Ngako and his unarmed peace keepers went into camps to meet and talk to the camp leaders, pick information on crime and interact with the population.
Officers in the Uganda Police force work alongside other officers from Ghana and Nigeria and Rwanda to mentor the Sudan police.
Ngako says that part of their challenge was to manage the expectations of the displaced people. The displaced persons expect the UN police to protect them against constant attacks from robbers and rebels yet the UN mandate did not extend to that level.
Ngako says that continued attacks disrupt the little confidence between the people in camps and the Sudan
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