North Eastern Regional Commissioner Mohamud Saleh. He said security agents have made tremendous strides in suppressing the Al-Shabaab menace. [Photo/warcadnews.com]
North Eastern Regional Commissioner (RC), Mohamud Saleh has lauded security agents in North Eastern for their efforts in countering terrorism.
Mr. Saleh said the counter-terrorism strategy by the security agencies was paying off with a reduced number of terror incidents in the region.
Mr. Saleh, however, said much still needs to be done to ensure the country is well protected from terror-related attacks.
Addressing a peace committee meeting in Mandera, Mr. Saleh said the government has used a lot of resources to fight Al-Shabaab menace adding that they are coming up with new strategies to combat terrorism, radicalization and violent extremism in the region.
“Security agents in the region have made tremendous strides in suppressing the Al-Shabaab menace. We, however, are not out of the woods yet as some areas especially those that border war-torn Somalia is faced with Al-Shabaab threats.”
“The government is in the process of reviewing its strategies and whether we can come up with new ones to combat terrorism, radicalization and violent extremism in the region,” he said.
The regional commissioner said 90 percent of Mandera county is peaceful apart from the stretch from Arabia to Kotulo where he said Al-Shabaab operatives use the area to carry out incursions by attacking security vehicles, plant landmines, target security installations and Safaricom masts before retreating back to Somalia.
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