The government of Jubbaland spoke of the unfortunate incident that happened yesterday in Ras-Kambooni area of the Lower Juba region of Somalia scores of Somali soldiers turned the gun on each other.
“As we have stated many times, this is a war organized by Somalia President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his other members who saw that they could achieve political interests by using the Somalia Armed Forces which is contrary to the military’s legal obligations.
The statement further says that due to these illegal actions, Hassan Sheikh and his group have deployed troops to Ras-Kambooni area where Somali youths were forced to kill each other to achieve a political goal that violates the constitution and laws of the country.
“It is important to mention that Ras-Kambooni area has been a safe area and has not seen any insecurity for the past 13 years and given that it was not part of the areas where the ATMIS were deployed”.
The statement adds that it so unfortunate that instead of the Somali government using the Somalia armed forces in the areas still under the control of the Al-Shabaab, the Somali government chose to use the forces politically and deployed them in Ras-Kambooni area which has been peaceful and freed from the Al-Shabaab in 2011.
“This is a clear example of political witch hunt given that the areas surrounding Mogadishu are still under the control of the Al-Shabaab and yet to be liberated but Hassan Sheikh Mohamud brought the Somali army to Ras-Kambooni by plane to fulfill political interests that are not in line with the general interest of the country”.
The statement further says that the government of Jubbaland believes that the plans to use the Somali army for political gains political undermines the reconstruction efforts of the Somali government and are detrimental to the security agencies which are the backbone of our country’s nationalism.
“Today we have sent some of the federal soldiers wounded in the battle of Raas-Kambooni to Mogadishu to get more medical services. The Federal troops are Somalis just like our troops in Jubbaland and they are in their own land and they are being treated with dignity. They will be given complete medical care and when they recover they will be returned home safely to Mogadishu “.
Finally, the Government of Jubbaland has confirmed its position that the solution to political disputes does not include the use of bullets and that Jubbaland is always ready for dialogue and to resolve any differences of opinion at the table of consultation and compromise.
