Mukhtar Robow Ali, known as "Abu Mansour," met with government representatives early Sunday morning at his hideout in Abal village in southwest Somalia, and was later taken to the main town of Huddur, a senior regional official told VOA Somali.
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He said he met him last night in the battle field in Abal where Robow’s men and al-Shabaab
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"We have been tasked by the central government and the southwestern regional administration to go there, we met him there and then we agreed with him to come together to Huddur," he said.
"I can confirm to you that he is in Huddur, he is sitting with me now," he said.
According to a senior intelligence official Robow told government officials that he has defected from al-Shabaab and wants to work with the Somali government.