...Republic of Somaliland is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as a de jure part of Somalia. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden with approximately 5.7 million residents as of 2021. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa. The government regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which united from 1960 to 1991 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic. Under the Siad Barre regime, Somaliadestroyed ninety percent of Hargeisa Per international law, once you're in, you gotta stay in, no matter how bad it smells....suspecting foul play just as the country struggles with internal strife including the recent controversial deal signed by Æthiopia and Somaliland.
In a statement, Somaliland’s Civil Aviation and Airports Authority said it’s urgently reviewing the situation of workers from Somaliland who are currently working for the Somali Civil Aviation Authority as part of the then civil aviation caretaker program created by ICAO according to a statement by Somaliland TV.
The statement comes moments after police in Mogadishu recovered the dead body of Abdinasir Muse Abdirahman, an employee of the Somali Civil Aviation Authority who was born in Somaliland. Police said six suspects have been arrested and an investigation is underway.
Without giving evidence, officials in Somaliland have blamed the federal government of Somalia for the death of the civil aviation employee whose body was found in a house in southern Mogadishu on Sunday.
Reached out by VOA, Deputy Info Minister Abdurahman Yusuf al-Addala says Somalia police are conducting an investigation and have arrested suspects; he says the government will wait for the outcome of that investigation before commenting.
A report seen by Garowe Online shows that the dear departed was found in his residence within the El Qaalow neighbourhood, Wadajir district. Muse, 32, was born in Gebiley, northwest [Somaliland] and worked at the Somali Civil Aviation Authority.
The incident comes at the time Somalia is at loggerheads with authorities in the region of Somaliland, who recently signed a deal with Æthiopia. The deal, details made public indicate, would see Æthiopia getting 20 kilometers of Red Sea in exchange for Somaliland's recognition as a sovereign state.
Abdinasir Muse Dahable, an employee of the Somali Civil Aviation Authority of Somalia, was found dead last night at his home in Mogadishu.
The Mogadishu airport officer is reported to have died after being tortured and strangled to death, although there is no official information that can confirm this claim.
The Somali police said that six suspects have been arrested for the murder of the late Abdinasir Muse, 32 years old, whose body was found in his residence in El-Qalow village.
Police said they have conducted an investigation and have evidence from the crime scene.
The slain man has recently returned from studying abroad and graduated in the science of Air Navigation from a university in the UK. He was one of the ICAO staff in Hargeisa.