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Somali government closes Bakara market

  1. Posted on Monday 8 August 2011 - 10:58
    Muhyadin
    Somali government suspended business in Mogadishu’s main market of
    Bakara for security purposes, the authority said. Banadir region governor
    Mohamud Ahmed Nur Tarsan told reporters in Mogadishu that the market
    will remain close three days to clean and make sure that all security
    arrangements were made before allowing the people to open their shops.

    In these three days, the governor said that no-one will take materials
    or equipment from the market, threatening anyone who defies will be
    arrest and face the administration’s punishment. This means that there
    will be no-one coming the market for shopping as shops will remain
    close in the three day.

    Mr. Tarsan said the move is meant to protect the safety of people’s
    property in the market and to avoid lootings. According to the
    governor, the announcement came after country’s leaders and the
    committee of Bakara market met to discuss the issue of Bakara Market.
    Mohamud Ahmed Nur Tarsan said the two sides agree to suspend Bakara
    market in the three days but AfricaNews’s attempt to reach the
    committee of Bakara market had failed.

    The Banadir governor Mohamud ahmed Nur Tarsan also said that his
    government is planning to confirm the security of the areas retreated
    by Somalia militant group of al-Shabaab. He said the administration
    will reach the whole city and to build local administration in the
    areas where al-Shabaab had left on Saturday after the government
    soldiers backed by AMISOM defeated the war in the city.

    “We are building the administration of the districts and open police
    station to everywhere in the city to confirm the security,” said Mr.
    Tarsan, adding “the courts will also be open in every district.”
    He pointed that it is the time to fight what he called ‘the enemy in
    the city’ that he explained the freelance armed militias, gangs,
    robbers as well as thieves. He threatened to punish these local
    militias.

    Al-shabaab’s retreatment made Somalia capital city of Mogadishu to be
    the first time in one administration since Ethiopia invasion ousted
    Somalia’s Islamic courts Union in early 2007.

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