Somalia arrests Jubbaland minister underscoring federal tensions

Somalia police have arrested Jubbaland State Security Minister Abdirashid Hassan Abdinur for "serious crimes". PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Jubbaland State Security Minister Abdirashid Hassan Abdinur was arrested for "serious crimes" arriving in Mogadishu from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, police said without giving details of the charges.
  • The minister's arrest comes at a time of rising tensions between the Somalia federal government and the government in Jubbaland and their respective foreign backers.

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