What do you guys make of this development, Shebelle Radio out of all stations flees al-shabaab towards goverment controlled areas. The same radio station that had called President sheikh shariff a Gaal. This is sweet
MOGADISHU, June 1, 2010 (Mareeg)—Shabelle Radio also known as Shabelle Media Network has been moved from its headquarters in Bakaro market in Mogadishu, sources said on Tuesday.
Shabelle Media Network which broadcasts its news and programmes through FM radio and television in the capital, Mogadishu has been operating in Bakro market for the last eight years.
Sources say the management of radio decided to move from its headquarters in Bakaro to a building near Aden Adde international airport in Mogadishu under the control of the Somali government.
The equipment of the radio has been moved from Bakaro midnight on Tuesday secretly to avoid harassments from the rebel groups that control the market.
Shabelle complied orders from the rebel groups about stopping airing music and songs.
Other sources say al Shabaab wanted to take over the radio and make an insurgent run radio like they did those FM radio stations in Kismayo.
Two directors of the radio, Bashir Nur Gedi and Muktar Mohamed Hirabe were killed in Bakaro by suspected al Shabaab militias. Three reporters of the radio were also killed in 2009.
