By M.A. Egge
The Somaliland National Security Agency (NIA) has announced that they have arrested two members of the Al-Shabaab movement, who are suspected to be bent on subversion by disrupting the upcoming presidential and political party elections.
A statement published by the Somaliland intelligence institution on their social media X handle, notes that the “Somaliland Intelligence Agency (NIA) had on September 16, 2024, arrested two people who are from the AS group fighting in Somalia”.
It noted further that the “two people who were involved in a plan to disrupt the elections in Somaliland”.
The intelligence agency said that the captured group was trained in Jilib and that they had already fought in Somalia in attacks on Ugandan bases in Somalia.
It is not the first time that the Somaliland intelligence forces have arrested such suspected al Shabaab members.
They are always engaged in ensuring security of the nation diligently.
The action of the Intelligence Agency comes at a time when the National Security Committee has been holding consecutive meetings on strengthening the security of the country.
It also comes at a time when preparations for the upcoming national presidential and political party elections are in high gear and less than a couple of months away.
Meanwhile, the Somaliland community has greatly welcomed the disclosure of arrests by the intelligence agency, and has positively reacted greatly to the message in the social media by noting support for the work of the institution.