Dubai policewomen get VIP protection training

Dubai: Four policewomen from Dubai police VIP protection unit have taken to motorcycle driving training and the protection of individuals.

The number of highly skilled policewomen working in the VIP protection unit is 39.

Colonel Abdullah Khalifa, the unit’s director, said the four new policewomen will go through a course which will further train them in driving motorcycles and self-protection techniques. He said the new recruits are highly capable individuals.

He said the policewomen department carried out 110 missions since the beginning of 2013, 15 of which were for protecting high-profile personalities, 44 missions for protecting celebrations, 24 for guarding and protecting VIPs, 18 sports championships, 6 conferences, and 3 exhibitions.

He said the number of missions these policewomen carried out last year were 220, which included the protection of VIPs and other important tasks.

All this, he said, reflects the high trust instilled by the country’s leadership in the members of this unit.

Captain Masoud Ebrahim Ahmad, head of the policewomen section, praised the efficiency and readiness of these women who have carried out all their tasks with great precision and accuracy. He said they are highly skilled and can adapt to the most difficult circumstances while carrying out their duty.

On his part, Captain Abdul Aziz Ebrahim Ahmad from the backup and training section said the policewomen were highly efficient, and that was very clear during their training. He said these women endured harsh environment during their training that was very similar to the training of policemen. The only difference, he added, was that these policewomen had less training hours than the policemen.

Nadia Yousif Al Thuwaini said that after 15 years of her service in the force, she finds that the community has changed in its outlook to women working in this field. She said the community is more receptive to the fact that women are joining in areas of service that were set aside for men only in the past.

She said all this has become possible due to the support and backing of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who has always affirmed the role of UAE women in building the community side by side with men.