(SomaliNet) The commander of Ethiopian forces in Somalia has been called back to his country for his failure to bring peace to the war-torn nation.
| And for failing to spread the boodle around ... |
A Press TV correspondent reported Tuesday that Ethiopia's government ordered General Gabre Heard as well as a colonel connected to the Ethiopian secret intelligence agency to return to the country for failing to perform their duties. In what has been described as a discreet handing-over ceremony in Somali capital Mogadishu, the men have since been replaced by two new Ethiopian army commanders.
General Gabre had been accused by the former deputy prime minister of Somalia, Hussein Mohamed Farah Aideed, of allowing the killing and displacing of thousands of Somali civilians. But Gabre and the unnamed colonel were reportedly also called back because of their suspected involvement in financial scandals including the blackmailing of the Somali president, prime minister and various businessmen. Both men are thought to have gained large sums of wealth from the war in Somalia.
| And both clearly failed to provide the proper gratuities to the proper people ... |
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