The seventeen District Commissioners in Somali capital Mogadishu will be held accountable for the insecurity in their respective areas, Somali Prime said.
Somali government has been struggling to improve of the capital city in recent as Al-shabab execute assassinations and bomb attacks in and around the capital.
Speaking at security meeting in Mogadishu, Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheire said his government is committed to restore peace in capital and other parts of the country.
Mr. Kheire directed the security officials to work hand in glove with the the district commissioners.
“The commanders of armed forces, Minister for Security and Benadir Governor should hand over the security responsibility to the district commissioners,” said Kheire.
The PM ordered security forces to work under the command of the DCs.
The meeting comes as the government deployed hundreds of security forces to intensify the security of the city.
In the two days, the forces launched security in several parts of Mogadishu where dozens of suspects have been nabbed in connection with Al-shabab.
The government vowed to beef up the security of Mogadishu during the month of Ramadan with support of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
Despite few insecurity cases, the city has been relatively peaceful since the beginning of the Ramadan.
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