Gendarmerie Nationale (Niger)

The Gendarmerie Nationale (French: Gendarmerie Nationale Nigérienne) is the national gendarmerie of Niger. The Gendarmerie Nationale are under the Niger Armed Forces and report to the Ministry of Defense. They are responsible for law enforcement in rural areas. Niger's civilian police force, the National Police, is a separate agency under the Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization, and are responsible for policing in urban areas.

National Gendarmerie of Niger
Gendarmerie Nationale Nigérienne
Emblem
Flag
Agency overview
Formed1962
Preceding agency
  • Republican Guard
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionNiger
General nature
Operational structure
Agency executive
  • General of Brigade, Issa Mounkaila
Parent agencyMinistry of Defense

The Gendarmerie Nationale numbers approximately 3,700 members. The Gendarmerie Nationale is modeled on the National Gendarmerie of its former colonial power, France. As a paramilitary, it is uniformed, ranked and trained in military fashion.

The Gendarmerie Nationale sponsors a semi-professional football club, Union Sportive de la Gendarmerie Nationale, which plays in the Super Ligue.

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