SOMALI PM CALLS ON SOMALILAND TO CUT ISRAEL TIES, URGES RECONCILIATION. (PHOTO).
Somali PM calls on Somaliland to cut Israel ties, urges reconciliation Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has called on Somaliland’s leadership to cut ties with Israel and to resolve disputes with the federal government through dialogue. Barre said relations among Somalis should be addressed through talks rather than confrontation, in remarks during a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the establishment of North East State. In December 2025, Israel announced mutual recognition with Somaliland, a move strongly rejected by the Somali government as a breach of its sovereignty and territorial integrity and criticised by many countries across the world. “Regarding our brothers in Somaliland, I have nothing new to say. I repeat what we have always said: we call for Islam, brotherhood and Somali unity. These are the things that bind us together,” Barre said, TRT Afrika reported. He added: “Whatever mistakes have occurred between us, we are prepared, together with the Somali pe...
According to sources,Some gunmen yesterday saturday attacked Lekki Gardens Estate,in the Isheri area of Lagos State and kidnapped four residents.The assailants entered into the community through the waterways around 8am and first shot sporadically into the air and the gang whisked away their victims in a speedboat.It was gathered that the residents were on an early morning jogging exercise when they were taken away.A community leader,who spoke on condition of anonymity,said the suspected militants had actually taken nine hostages,adding that only four were taken away because the boat could not take all the victims.He said ''The incident happened around 8am.The gunmen were between eight and 10 in number.They came in a speedboat and shot into the air for about five minutes.They kidnapped nine people and put them in their operational boat.But when they saw that the boat could not take all of them,they decided to go with only four.The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad were alerted and they responded to the situation.As I speak with you,the landlords are deliberating on the incident''.He explained that as of 8pm on Saturday,the families of the victims had yet to be contacted for ransom.A police source said policemen from the Lagos and Ogun states division visited the scene,adding that efforts were on to ensure the release of the victims.The police from Ogun and Lagos states were there to assess the situation because that place is a boundary area between the two states,' he said.The acting spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command,Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi,confirmed the incident,but said the area was under the jurisdiction of the Lagos command.He explained that the Ogun police only supported with some of it operatives.
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