National Police Service
Common nameSouth Sudan Police Service
AbbreviationSSPS
Agency overview
Formed2009
Employees50,000
Annual budget$100m
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSSD
Map of South Sudan showing Police jurisdiction
Size644,329 square kilometres (248,777 sq mi)
Population10,561,244[1]
Legal jurisdictionSouth Sudan
Governing bodyInterior
Constituting instrument
  • Constitution of South Sudan
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersPolice Headquarters, Buluk, Juba.
Police Officers40,000
Elected officer responsible
  • Hon. Angelina Teny, Minister of Interior
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Interior
Departments
List
  • •Operations
  • •Administration
  • •Logistics
  • •Traffic
  • •Criminal investigations Division (CID)
  • •Training
  • •Customs
  • •Immigration
  • •Diplomatic Police Unit
Regions
List
  • 1.Northern Bahr el Ghazal
  • 2.Western Bahr el Ghazal
  • 3.Lakes
  • 4.Warrap
  • 5. Western Equatoria
  • 6.Central Equatoria
  • 7.Eastern Equatoria
  • 8. Jonglei
  • 9. Unity
  • 10. Upper Nile 11. Abyei Administrative Area 12. Ruweng Administrative Area 13. Pibor Administrative Area

National Police Service (NPS) is the armed national police force in South Sudan.

Human rights

Amnesty International accused it of torture in its 2012 Annual Report.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Est South Sudan Population July 2020". Central Intelligence Agency: The World Factbook. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ↑ South Sudan State TV
  3. ↑ "Annual Report 2012 – South Sudan". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
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