The night operation which was conducted in Dharkenlay district of Banadir region led to the arrest hundreds of young people.
Police said the hundreds of the young people who were taken to custody will be questioned with a view to getting more information from them.
The governor of Benadir region and mayor of Mogadishu, Abdirahman Osman Yarisow has yesterday vowed to ensure the safety and security of the capital Mogadishu.
Security forces in Banadir region have been conducting security operations in Mogadishu over the past few months to ensure the security of the region.
Again on this sunday ,Kenyan police urged the public to provide any information that will lead to the arrest of three wanted terror suspects behind insecurity across the East African nation.
Anthony Munga, National Police Service’s deputy spokesman also circulated photos of the suspects whom he said could be armed and dangerous and may cause harm to the public and urged the three suspects to surrender themselves.
“We urge those who suspect that their relatives or acquaintances could have joined jihadi groups, are planning to travel to jihadi theatres, or have returned from countries known to harbour jihadists to immediately report to the nearest police station,” Munga said in a statement issued in Nairobi.
Munga who did not provide names of the wanted terror suspects said the police have already started taking legal action on individuals who have failed to report on their associates and relatives who have joined jihadi organizations.
Kenya is currently engaged in the fight against the militia group in southern Somalia where its soldiers under the African Union peacekeeping mission African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have intensified the fight against the insurgents.
The east African nation faces insecurity as bomb attacks using improvised explosive devices and grenades have targeted the coastal city of Mombasa and northeastern regions since the military entered Somalia in 2011 to secure the shared border Somalia. court in Mogadishu has today,Monday sentenced to death a police officer found guilty of killing a minibus driver and injury one of the passenger on 06-01-2019 at Siinka dheer a police checkpoint between Mogadishu and Afgoye
Colonel Hussein Mohamed Mohamud, one of the judges of the Supreme Court of the Armed Forces read the verdict to the media and declared that Abdullahi Hassan Mohamed Ali has committed the crime deliberately and killed Mohamed Ismail Qaboobe on 6th January this year at Siinka dheer.
“Abdullahi Hassan Mohamed has also injured unarmed civilians who were on board of the minibus driven by the deceased Mohamed Ismail,” added Colonel Hussein.
The judge noted the defendant can appeal the case.
The military court often carries out sentences and executions to Al-Shabaab militants and government soldiers who commit crimes despite condemnation from human rights groups including the European Union.
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Saturday dismissed reports that extremist group of al-Shabab has recaptured the recently liberated town of Sabiid in the southern region.
The AU mission said the strategic town of Sabiid, which located about 40 km south of Mogadishu, is still controlled by the allied forces.
“Kindly disregard reports circulating that the terrorists have seized the recently liberated town of Sabiid. Sabiid is currently under the full control of Somali government forces with support from AMISOM,” said the AU mission in a statement.
AMISOM said the joint forces continue to work in coordination for peace across the Horn of Africa nation and dismissed the takeover reports as propaganda by the extremist group.
“Al-Shabab and their supporters are at pain with the loss of Sabiid and their inability to face the firm grip of the town by the Somali government forces. They are now resorting to propaganda and disinformation,” said the AU mission.
AMISOM troops in a joint operation with the Somali National Army (SNA) liberated the strategic bridge town of Sabiid from the control of the insurgents on April 1.
Sabiid town, situated in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia, is one of the strategic objectives which are earmarked for liberation.
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