10 socalled youngsters captured in 2016 when Al Shabaab attacked the Nugaal and Mudug coastlines held in a rehabilition centre for young/child prisioners escaped from the facility they were looked after where Unicef provided them with support.
The guarded compound was managed by one close friend of Abdiwali Gaas as Unicef insisted that they are to be rehabiliated because of their young age.
It is not the first time Abdiwali Gaas released captured Al Shabaab fighters and members. He gets money and then they are released.
PIA head Khaatumo wrote and detailed in a confidential letter abtained by former workers where he complained about the practices of capture and release for money.
The businessman Abdifatah Sugulle who housed and took money from Unicef to rehabiliate them did not get enough. He needs to pay for accomadation, food, clothes, medicine, electricity, water and 24 hour guards as well as education.
The UN did not want this Shabaab child soldiers in prison! It is said that the escape is actually a smoke screen for release. Someone must have bought their release.
The first people that come to mind are their parents but the young men were from poor communities and Shabaab paid money for them and took them to bases where they were trained in fighting.
So who would be intetested to buying them paying a lot of money for their release. The young men were in Puntland for 2 years and they gained knowledge and experience of the people and land.
Shabaab are going to use them for vegeneance by brain washing them. They will also provide Shabaab with details where they failed in their attempt to invade Puntland.
Why is South Somalia in the mess it is?
The reason is that when security capture people and cells that are planning attacks Al Shabaab through corrupt officials pay huge money to get them released. After that the same released committ huge attacks. It is release for catch. Shabaab can pay and release members and cells caught planning attacks.
Therefore the cycle of attacks will never be disrupted and will therefore be ongoing.
The guarded compound was managed by one close friend of Abdiwali Gaas as Unicef insisted that they are to be rehabiliated because of their young age.
It is not the first time Abdiwali Gaas released captured Al Shabaab fighters and members. He gets money and then they are released.
PIA head Khaatumo wrote and detailed in a confidential letter abtained by former workers where he complained about the practices of capture and release for money.
The businessman Abdifatah Sugulle who housed and took money from Unicef to rehabiliate them did not get enough. He needs to pay for accomadation, food, clothes, medicine, electricity, water and 24 hour guards as well as education.
The UN did not want this Shabaab child soldiers in prison! It is said that the escape is actually a smoke screen for release. Someone must have bought their release.
The first people that come to mind are their parents but the young men were from poor communities and Shabaab paid money for them and took them to bases where they were trained in fighting.
So who would be intetested to buying them paying a lot of money for their release. The young men were in Puntland for 2 years and they gained knowledge and experience of the people and land.
Shabaab are going to use them for vegeneance by brain washing them. They will also provide Shabaab with details where they failed in their attempt to invade Puntland.
Why is South Somalia in the mess it is?
The reason is that when security capture people and cells that are planning attacks Al Shabaab through corrupt officials pay huge money to get them released. After that the same released committ huge attacks. It is release for catch. Shabaab can pay and release members and cells caught planning attacks.
Therefore the cycle of attacks will never be disrupted and will therefore be ongoing.
