Somalia Government Insists It Has No Plans to Attack Sadak John

Somalia’s security minister Hasan Hundubey accentuated that the Federal Government has no plans of taking action against former Banadir regional police commander Sadaq John.

Initial reports say that tensions were heightened after Sadak John returned to the Shirkole neighbourhood in the Hodan district on Friday evening. There were also reports of troop movement in the city as dozens of residents took part in an anti-Farmajo demonstration in the Shirkole neighbourhood.

The Security minister said in a press conference that if the government had planned to arrest Sadaq John, it would have taken action much sooner. earlier this week, Mogadishu’s Deputy Mayor and Security Commissioner Ali Abdi Wardere (Ali Yare) clarified on Thursday morning that many rumours were circulating that aimed to blind the city’s residents. He assured Mogadishu residents that there were no conflicts in the city.

There were concerns that the federal government would arrest former Mogadishu police commander Sadak John. As a result, he reportedly relocated from his residence to a neighbourhood where his clan members live.

On Monday, Sadak directed the lawmakers to stay home and announced that he was suspending the parliamentary session in an unsuccessful bid to thwart Farmajo’s attempts at a term extension.