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$20k awarded to a citizen for reporting on Bajaaj filled with explosives

By Khadarow
Last updated: June 13, 2023
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Mogadishu, (SONNA) – The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E Hamza Abdi Barre has awarded twenty thousand US dollars ($20k) to a Somali citizen who reported a Rickshaw (Bajaaj) filled explosive devices belonging to the Al-Shabaab terrorists who wanted to use it in the capital to cause damage.

The Prime Minister said that this incident came because the people and the government are working together for the security of the country.

Prime Minister Hamza commended the bravery of the individual and asked the Somali people to do the same and help the authorities to keep the country safe.

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