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| Illegal checkpoints in MogadishuÂ’s outskirts |
| 2014-02-26 |
| Drivers of the public transportation vehicles operating from Mogadishu to Afgooye in Lower Shabelle have explained to us that illegal checkpoints have been dumped on the main roads and money is being collected from the drivers. The long road connecting Mogadishu to Afgooye which is very much used by public transportation vehicles is rumoured to have numerous checkpoints accumulating funds from people on board the vehicles and is said to cause the drives significant difficulties. One of the drivers who contacted Radio Shabelle in Mogadishu reported that in the past, checkpoints were deposited on roads at night and in the evenings, but now even during the day where the thieves would collect up to 400,000ShS ($20) which the drivers cannot afford to pay. He also urged the Somali government to take action in removing the checkpoints immediately as it causes complications. The road that leads to Afgooye district used by the people leaving Mogadishu, has recently been cleared of checkpoints by the Officials of the Somali government even though they have been unsuccessful in removing the current checkpoints that still lay on the road. |
| Posted by:Steve White |