Muqdisho(N) — The chief of Somalia’s supreme court has accused the national intelligence and security agency (NISA) of being incompetence of getting secret information of Al shabaab attacks in Mogadishu, Idale News Online reports.
“Al shabaab targets every govt official in the capital in broad-day light. They attack top officials in their compounds protected by Somali and AU troops, because of the NISA’s lack of ability to prevent the militants from carrying out bloodshed,” said Aidid Ilka-hanaf, supreme court chief.
He called for a shake-up in the security agencies in order to improve the country’s overall security, especially the capital, which is vulnerable for terror attack by Al shabaab, a militant group declared allegiance to Al Qaeda in 2012.
Al shabaab was driven out of Mogadishu in 2011 by Somali and AU troops following an offensive, but the insurgents are still capable of conducting hit-and-run attacks, including suicide bombings and drive-by-shooting against MPs and govt officials.
On Friday (20 February, 2014), at least 25 people, among them 2 MPs were killed after two explosions – car packed with explosives and a female bomber detonated inside a high-profile hotel near the presidential palace in Mogadishu.
More than 55 people, including deputy prime minister of Somalia Federal government Mohamed Omar Arte, lawmakers and two ministers were wounded in the twin suicide attacks which were claimed by Al shabaab.
Idale News Online/ English News Service
