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SOMALILAND: Police arrest arsonists

March 3, 2011 · 2055811 CommentsSOMALILAND%3A+Police+arrest+arsonists2011-03-04+04%3A42%3A35SomalilandPress

HARGEISA –Police in Hargeisa have arrested several people on Thursday for allegedly setting fire to a number of homes in the past three weeks in the capital.

According to the police 29 homes in Ga’an Libah and Mohamed Moge neighborhood were damaged when several teenagers set fire on them. Most of these homes are traditional huts and plastic tents which could not be saved.

Narrating the incident to the press, Somaliland’s Deputy Police Commissioner Abdirahman Liban Ahmed confirmed the arrests and added they have being processed and will face judicial system in the next few days.

Deputy Commissioner

Mr. Ahmed acknowledged that the police have established tangible evidence linking the suspects the crimes that has terrorised the city. The suspects used a mixture of gas and petroleum products to cause these grave damages to the 29 properties.

The items that will be used as evidence were recovered in the posession of the suspects.

The police commander thanked the residents of the affected area whom he said were vigilant in the apprehending of the suspects. “We were able to make the arrests thanks to the residents for cooperating with the investigating unit in the past several days,” he said during the news conference.

There has not been any fire in the past two days and the current annoucement by the police department will give the residents of Hargeisa much need peace of mind.

At least 30 fires flared up in the two neighborhoods for the past three weeks which left many residents on top of their roofs. This is the first time such crimes had occured in Somaliland. The police department does not have an arson squad or specialists in similar departments which has residents concerned (see SOMALILAND: Arsonists terrorise terrified residents in Hargeisa).

Somalilandpress | 3 March 2011

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mahad says:

What amazes me about this case is that those victims, who lost their houses, could they not have identified the suspects. Also if the criminals had gotten away so easily as is claimed, then that just brings shame to the New Hargeisa community as it appears they do not cooperate with one another to face weaponless criminals as I suspect.

11:40 pm on March 3, 2011

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- Warya says:
  
  Hargeisa has become too populated now. The population is well over 1 Million and everyone lives there regardless of tribe. You have businessmen from the south, Oromo labourers and watchmen, businessmen from puntland etc.
  
  The problem now is that the speed of population growth is far outpacing the supporting infrastructure.
  
  4:17 am on March 4, 2011
  
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Kayse says:

It's always the civilians that either make the arrests or foil terrorist attacks. There is no police or secret services, the UK government needs to review its aid to the so called police and SPU. They are utter useless and should rather spend it on ordinary civilians.

The police and interior minister take credit for things they have had nothing to do with. The minister of Interior is useless and should be replaced as soon as possible.

12:32 am on March 4, 2011

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Kulmiye_Boy says:

If found guilty they should all be sent to Mandheera prison for a long, long jail sentence but, we should not forget that these people are innocent till proven guilty.

4:32 am on March 4, 2011

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Kayse says:

I wish to add, I heard that the suspects were using fire materials that was donated to Somaliland by the UN, which was decided to burn trash and other unwanted waste.

Anyways my question is, if he is the deputy commissioner, why is he in army uniform? Is he a military or a police? This is scary where I am from police wear casual uniform its time for a change!

6:08 am on March 4, 2011

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Axmad says:

The reason these 'houses' were burnt to the ground is this. A couple of houses burnt down some time ago and the government compensated the owners to build new homes. Oppurtunists then went around burning their own homes in order to get compensation. Simple as that.

7:22 am on March 4, 2011

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- mohamed says:
  
  Possible assumption. Hargeisa is not only full of thieves but also full of tricks!!!.
  Cheers.
  
  8:26 am on March 4, 2011
  
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lawyo says:

it does not mater to me or these poor victims what kind of overall he is wearing, but the time it took to apprehend few teen age delinquent.s. it was not like they were dealing with sophisticated criminals. that scares the concerned victims and the general Hargeisa public more than his dress code

7:29 am on March 4, 2011

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abdi says:

fine keep on lying to them

3:14 pm on March 4, 2011

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abdi says:

but rember Allah's account

3:16 pm on March 4, 2011

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Nin Gaboobay says:

Remember my friend, " False has no foot steps "

5:57 am on March 5, 2011

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