HARGEISA (Halbeeg News) – At least six people including five Nigerians have been arrested following joint operation by the police and Immigration Forces in Hargeisa town of the breakaway Somaliland.
In a statement, the Commander of the Immigration Force, Brigadier General Mohamed Alin (Dayib) said the forces acting on a public tip off nabbed suspects including a man believed to be from southern Somalia.
“Immigration forces caught the foreigners with assistance from the police and the Bank of Somaliland. They were in possession of paper for making money, chemicals, paper cutting, labelling, and chalk. Herbal and liquid medications, as well as other devices to aid their crime,” the commander said.
The commander confirmed that the forces recovered several mobile phones, fake United Nations employee badges as well as unspecified number of fake US dollars.
According to Dayib, the men are undergoing investigation at a police station in Hargeisa town.
The police is carrying out investigation into their cases and they will be arraigned in court in the forthcoming days,” the commander said.
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Somaliland, Ali Ibrahim Jama (Baghdadi said men are part of a well-organized criminal network that was working to destabilize the country’s economy.
“They had all the necessary chemicals and paper to carry out their work, and they were looking for a considerable sum of money, but we thwarted their attempt. I can confirm that these men did not introduce any fake currency into the economy,” Jama said.
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