(SomaliNet) Reports from Galkaayo city, the capital of Mudug province in central Somalia say that nine cleric men belonging to Tabliq religious sector have been arrested by Puntland authorities. Reliable sources confirmed Somalinet in Galkaayo city that the clerics are now being held in a prison located in the city for suspicion. They are being questioned in the cell for their destination amid high tension between Islamic Courts and Puntland authorities. Unconfirmed reports emerging from who were behind the arrest of the religious men with some reports say that militia loyal to Colonel Abdi Hassan Qeybdid have been responsible for apprehending the preachers. It is the second time that pro government militia arrest the Tabliq priests. Recently, about ten Tabliq Islamist clerics, who had been held in Baidoa city, southwest of Somalia, were released after being found no guilty.
Tabliq men are known to have been devoted to the Islamic religion and their work is only for preaching the practice of Islam through many difficulties. In everywhere in the world, Tabliq send teams of clerics to reach the Islam to the non-Muslims. In Somalia, they go to places where the Somalis seem be weak in practicing the Islam.