Somali Govt to Extend Cash Rewards Program for Information On Al-Shabaab

Mogadishu (KON) - Since the Somali Ministry of National Security started offering cash rewards to citizens for providing information on al-Shabaab, ten attacks have been prevented in Mogadishu in the past two months, ministry officials said.

News Keydmedia Online
22 August 2014

Based on the success of the cash rewards programme, the ministry said it intends to continue offering monetary compensation to informants.

"This programme is spearheaded by the ministry, but it is something that the administration is aware of and has welcomed and encouraged," Somali government spokesman Ridwan Haji Abdiweli told Sabahi. "It is a good step, which shows tremendous progress. We hope to boost the reward [programme] and any other effort aimed at combating criminals."

Abdiweli reassured citizens that the identity of informants would be kept confidential and that terrorist suspects would not be released without due process. He said the public should feel satisfied with the government