Specialised Units
The GN includes police patrol and institutional security units, as well as specialised units, including a Niamey Motorcycle Unit (Peloton de sécurité routière de Niamey) for traffic and VIP escort duty, a Telecommunications section (Division Télécommunication de la Gendarmerie), and a nautical unit (Gendarmerie Fluviale). In 2008, the GN acquired three patrol boats from France to conduct riverine patrols, creating three "Brigade Fluviale" in Niamey, Tillaberi, and Gaya.
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