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| Police take control of Mogadishu |
| 2007-05-26 |
| (SomaliNet) The second commander of the police forces for Banadir province Abdukadir Bebe revealed on Friday that the police had taken control of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Bebe, former warlord aide, stated that the police forces in Mogadishu neighborhoods began establishing the security. “They will patrol through the city and will prevent against the peace killers,” The deputy commander indicated that the people are needed to work with the police forces who are ready to act quickly to restore the law and order in the capital. “All the police stations in the capital will be in operational taking all criminal cases and anyone who is offended must go to the nearest police station,” said Bebe. The government police forces are seen today in most of the streets of the capital replacing the military forces who were accused of robbery. On Friday, Mogadishu mayor Mohamed Omar Habeb ‘Mohamed Dhere’ said his authority will take tough measures to ease the level of the insecurity in the city as most of the districts are under curfew at nights. |
| Posted by:Steve White |