It's not qabil that is causing insecurity but Religious Ideology. The city of Galkayo came close very close to a Religious civil war and tension is very high.
The Sufi's vs The Wahhabi's in other words Cousin vs Cousin and Father VS Son.
“Clan wars, political wars, we were always careful to stay out of those,” said Sheik Omar Mohamed Farah, a Sufi leader. “But this time, it was religious.”
Galkaio (RBC) The president of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland Dr. Abdurrahman Mohamed Farole on today [Thursday] fired the governor of Mudug region Ahmed Ali Salad and dissolved the district council in Galkaio.
The president also fired the two deputy governors of Mudug region following growing insecurity in Galkaio town, A presidential decree confirmed.
“After seen the security threats in the region and lack of cooperation between regional administrative officers in Mudug region, the president of Puntland state fires the governor of Mudug region Mr. Ahmed Salad Ali and his two deputies”, said in the presidential decree dated today on April 21, 2011.
“As the cause of insecurity in Galkaio, the president from today-on dissolves the district council”, the statement added.
In other presidential decree issued today, President Abdurrahman Farole appointed interim regional committee which its mission should be dealing with the wide spread insecurity cases in Galkaio town.
RBC Radio correspondent in Galkaio, Awil Mahamud says the firing of the regional administrative officials came after the town experienced cases of planed killings and mine explosion that targeted senior government officials.
Residents in Galkaio, a key trading town in central Somalia had been blaming the administration for not dealing with the criminals.
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Authorities of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland on Tuesday deployed hundreds of its security forces to the restive town of Galka’yo, about 700 kilometers north of Mogadishu, after mosque attacks that left at least seven people dead and more than 14 others hurt over the weekend.
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Spearheaded by Gen. Ali Nur Omar, the Puntland police chief, the troops have established new military bases inside and outside of Galka’yo to underpin the central town’s security forces in a bid to curb rampant insecurity activities in the region.
Speaking to journalists in the center of town, the Puntland police chief said the aim of deploying so many forces in Galka’yo is to reinvigorate the security forces to ensure the tranquility of the town.
“The troops were deployed from Garowe, the capital of regional administration and Bosaso, the commercial town. They will act quickly to do more about the repeated insecurity activities in Galka’yo,” Omar said.
Separately, Abdurrahman Sheikh Mohamoud Farole, the leader of the Puntland administration, on Tuesday condemned the attacks on mosques, describing them as actions against Islam and humanity.
Farole urged security forces to tighten the peace and stability in the region.
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