Adama, 27 November 2015 (WIC) – At least twenty people have been arrested in a massive security operation carried out by Somali troops in the central Somali town of Bula-Burde, an official said on Wednesday.
According to AMISOM Monitoring Dispatch sent to WIC, Bulo-Burde district commissioner Abdulaziz Durow said the troops launched a house-to-house search across the city and mopped up close to 300 people.
They however detained 20 of them on suspicion of being members of the Al-Shabaab militant group.
“The operation was aimed at securing the town and prevent attacks by Al-Shabaab. The suspects are being interrogated at the police station.
Those who are found innocent will freed soon, while those found guilty will be put on trial,” said Mr Durow. Bulo-burde is a former Al-Shabaab stronghold located in central Somalia’s Hiiraan region, some 200 kilometers 125 miles) north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.