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Lieutenant General '''Joseph Shimweelao Shikongo''' (born 18 September 1964) is the Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force. He was appointed by President [[Hage Geingob]] on 22 August 2022 and resumed his duty officially on 1 September 2022. Shikongo replaced the retired Lieutenant General [[Sebastian Ndeitunga]]. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Shikongo joined the armed struggle at the tender age of 14 in 1979, because of his age |
Shikongo joined the armed struggle at the tender age of 14 in 1979, but because of his age he could not go through a military training. He was instead sent to [[Kwanza-sul|Kwanza Sul]] in Angola and later transferred to Nyango in [[Zambia]] for his studies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Staff |date=2021-04-01 |title=Shikongo promoted to Major General |url=https://informante.web.na/?p=302756 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Informanté |language=en-ZA}}</ref> Shikongo only received his military training beginning in 1983, learning war tactics and military skills at Tobias Hainyeko Military Training Center. Shikongo is specialised in Anti Air Defence Operations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |author=Staff Reporter |date=2021-04-01 |title=Shikongo promoted to Major General |url=https://informante.web.na/?p=302756 |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Informanté |language=en-ZA}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Lieutenant General Shikongo early career begin in 1984 with his deployment at 2nd |
Lieutenant General Shikongo's early career begin in 1984 with his deployment at 2nd Mechanised Brigade, and he was subsequently appointed as AD Battery political commissar. At independence in 1990, Shikongo was integrated into a newly formed Namibian Defence Force. He joined with a lance corporal rank and was later promoted to the rank of sergeant. In 1994 Shikongo was raised to the rank of staff sergeant, then to a lieutenant rank in 1998.<ref name=":0" /> Shikongo joined the Namibian Police Force in 2000 with rank of Inspector.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NamPol Khomas Commander appointed as Deputy Inspector General |url=https://www.namibianewsdigest.com/nampol-khomas-commander-appointed-as-deputy-inspector-general/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=www.namibianewsdigest.com}}</ref> He was later assigned to the Prime Minister's office as chief of security from 2000 to 2003, then transferred to a Very Important Person Protection Directorate.<ref name=":0" /> In 2004 Shikongo was transferred from the VIPP Directorate to serve at Wanahenda Police Station in the Crime Investigation unit, and in 2005 he was appointed as staff officer to deputy inspector general of operations. After ranking as deputy commissioner, he was appointed in 2019 to serve as a Police Commissioner for [[Khomas Region]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Observer |title=Police warn over rising COVID cases . . . as Windhoek numbers continue to rise – WINDHOEK OBSERVER |url=https://www.observer24.com.na/police-warn-over-rising-covid-cases-as-windhoek-numbers-continue-to-rise/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Change of police regional commanders |url=https://neweralive.na/posts/change-of-police-regional-commanders |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Truth, for its own sake. |language=en}}</ref> On 1 April 2021 Lieutenant General Shikogo was appointed by then-inspector general [[Sebastian Ndeitunga|Sebastain Ndeitunga]] as major general as well as deputy inspector general of operations.<ref name=":0" /> On 22 August 2022 Shikongo was appointed as inspector general of the Namibian Police.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joseph Shikongo |url=https://nbcnews.na/joseph-shikongo |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=NBC |language=en}}</ref> |
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Apart from the national assignments Shikongo had also been assigned international assignments where he |
Apart from the national assignments, Shikongo had also been assigned international assignments where he has served in peace-keeping missions in [[Sudan]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of Congo]] and at the [[United Nations]] in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Namibian |first=The |title=Race for Ndeitunga's successor heats up |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?page=archive-read&id=6221119 |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=The Namibian |language=en}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 18 June 2024
Joseph Shikongo | |
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| Inspector general of the Namibian Police Force | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| President | Hage Geingob |
| Preceded by | Sebastian Ndeitunga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Shimweelao Shikongo 18 September 1964 |
| Nationality | Namibian |
Lieutenant General Joseph Shimweelao Shikongo (born 18 September 1964) is the Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force. He was appointed by President Hage Geingob on 22 August 2022 and resumed his duty officially on 1 September 2022. Shikongo replaced the retired Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga.
Early life
[edit]Shikongo joined the armed struggle at the tender age of 14 in 1979, but because of his age he could not go through a military training. He was instead sent to Kwanza Sul in Angola and later transferred to Nyango in Zambia for his studies.[1] Shikongo only received his military training beginning in 1983, learning war tactics and military skills at Tobias Hainyeko Military Training Center. Shikongo is specialised in Anti Air Defence Operations.[2]
Career
[edit]Lieutenant General Shikongo's early career begin in 1984 with his deployment at 2nd Mechanised Brigade, and he was subsequently appointed as AD Battery political commissar. At independence in 1990, Shikongo was integrated into a newly formed Namibian Defence Force. He joined with a lance corporal rank and was later promoted to the rank of sergeant. In 1994 Shikongo was raised to the rank of staff sergeant, then to a lieutenant rank in 1998.[2] Shikongo joined the Namibian Police Force in 2000 with rank of Inspector.[3] He was later assigned to the Prime Minister's office as chief of security from 2000 to 2003, then transferred to a Very Important Person Protection Directorate.[2] In 2004 Shikongo was transferred from the VIPP Directorate to serve at Wanahenda Police Station in the Crime Investigation unit, and in 2005 he was appointed as staff officer to deputy inspector general of operations. After ranking as deputy commissioner, he was appointed in 2019 to serve as a Police Commissioner for Khomas Region.[4][5] On 1 April 2021 Lieutenant General Shikogo was appointed by then-inspector general Sebastain Ndeitunga as major general as well as deputy inspector general of operations.[2] On 22 August 2022 Shikongo was appointed as inspector general of the Namibian Police.[6]
Apart from the national assignments, Shikongo had also been assigned international assignments where he has served in peace-keeping missions in Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and at the United Nations in New York.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Reporter, Staff (2021-04-01). "Shikongo promoted to Major General". Informanté. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ a b c d Staff Reporter (2021-04-01). "Shikongo promoted to Major General". Informanté. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "NamPol Khomas Commander appointed as Deputy Inspector General". www.namibianewsdigest.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ Observer. "Police warn over rising COVID cases . . . as Windhoek numbers continue to rise – WINDHOEK OBSERVER". Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Change of police regional commanders". Truth, for its own sake. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Joseph Shikongo". NBC. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ Namibian, The. "Race for Ndeitunga's successor heats up". The Namibian. Retrieved 2022-08-22.