Uncovering the true colour of Abdi Ilay, the Somali Regional President

In the old day when a crime is committed, the law abiding citizens would have made every effort to bring those who were responsible for the commission of these crimes in front of the criminal justice system. They would have turned every stone in the corner to ensure that these crooks were subjected to the long arms of the law. This basic traditional social justice seems not to be a norm these days anymore. In the United Kingdom, for example, the News of the World, a newspaper owned by an international news mogul hacked innocent people’s mobile phones’ answering machine and made millions from the news made from phone hacking scam. Learning from his international counterpart, Abdi ilay has staged similar incidents in regional state to persuade those who have supported him in the last 10 years to unswervingly continue prop up his regime. As a result, this man has unleashed hell in the ordinary peace loving Somali people in the regional state.

He has staged a number of made-up events in the regional state to win the heart and mind of the Federal government officials. In this short article I would like to disclose some of the hidden agendas of our beloved regional president, Mr. Abdi Ilay, and share with the reader how this man is handling the state responsibility. The adage which says,’ with great power comes great responsibility’ has no place within the eyes of this man. Regardless of the recent good governance training he was forced to take part in Civil Service College, he gives the impression that he has changed a bit.

Prime facie, it looks alike that he has finally succeeded in convincing the federal government to allow him to govern the regional state and beyond as he desires. No matter if he has at least learned something from his recent trip to get some basic principle good governance from wiser men in Addis Ababa. From my point of view allowing this man to have access to a strong police with bad reputation would undermine the Federal government’s standing among the Horn of African states and wider international community. This regional police force was supposed to be inclusive of all Somali people in the regional government regardless of their nation, nationality, clan or tribes. However, in order to advance his hidden agenda of dramatization of incident in the regional state, he made the regional police force to be a single clan and sub clan’s elite force that exact revenge on anyone that is consider as an enemy. He recruited to the local police force a huge number of his sub clan and his in-laws. This made the regional police force unrepresentative of the Somali regional state ethnic composition. In particular, the highest positions are hold by his own clan and sub clans. Any new recruit would be sent to a far part of the region where he/she would be left with no fighting stamina for simple reason that they are considered as a fodder for the war machinery against the staged battle with ONLF. If any new recruit disobey as a result of operational difficulty, he/ she would be executed without any question. If you look at the composition of the Luyu police force, it does not require rocket science knowledge to discern how this man is using the state machinery to advance a personal policy that has never been sanctioned by the Ethiopian Federal Government.

It is not surprising to find that he is acting beyond his person ego and assuming most of times the national defence force’s responsibility. In accordance with the Federal constitution, the Federal Defence Force is responsible for anything concerning international issues, i.e. foreign enemy and invaders. However, we have recently seen and heard when his notorious police force were acting beyond their constitutional entrusted power and making incursion into other foreign countries, kidnapping citizens of other countries and spoiling the image of the Ethiopian people hospitality. The Ethiopia people in its long history clearly distinguish between enemies and friends. I do not think the people and its government will be fooled by some covert operation foreign ideology that has never been a culture of the people. The people of this great nation have always been living in peace with each other. I do not think the Federal Government is not aware of this transgression being committed by a man with a hidden policy of bring back a dead hegemony in the Horn of African. However, it is important to mention her that foolish people will take for granted silence as a signal for acceptance. They always forget to remember that silence is not acceptance and acknowledgement. There will be a time where your deed will haunt those who commit crime with impunity.

As it is known, two Swedish journalists were caught in middle of the Somali Regional State after they travelled through the self-proclaimed Somalia state of Puntland. Before they trekked to Somali Regional State, they had visited London and Nairobi, to meet the ONLF men and their agents. It is still unanswered question what lie behind these agents and ONLF officials. The million dollar question is whether or not the two Swedish journalists did fall for a Abdi Ilay and ONLF organised scam. It is not a coincidence that our beloved regional state president has made a trip to London and Sweden and Denmark just before the recruitment of these two Swedish journalists. Then Abdi Ilay desperately wanted to create a story in the Regional State that makes him a hero among the Ethiopian highest officials. As a result, he hatched a secrete plot to approach Western journalists and make them to travel to his prearranged place where his men were waiting for ambush and catch them. This would give him an immense power he required to govern the Regional State without any interference.

A year and half ago when he was contemplating the idea of recruiting foreign journalists to travel to Somali regional state, he made his contact in one of the Scandinavian countries to make his vicious move. It is not surprising that recently a local newspaper has announced a secrete millionaire showed out of the moon with intention of investing millions of dollar in hotel industry in Jijiga. The connection between this secrete millionaire and the plot to recruit foreign journalist to travel to this regional state on staged operation is another line of inquire to be further explored. As well know, this regional state is a no go area for foreign journalists and international media as a direct consequence of massacre of 9 Chinese and more than 100 Ethiopians in the Dhagah Bur area by the Ogaden National Liberation Front die hard supporters a few years ago. I do not know whether or not the Swedish government has followed this link and investigated those who are involved in this covert operation. With the publication of this information, it is hoped that the concerned authority in this country would bring to justice those who are responsible in leading this innocent journalists into a death trap in the regional state. The Ethiopian government would also revisit the case of these two innocent journalists in light of this new information and reconsidered them for leniency.

It is remembered that Abdi Ilay had travelled to Sweden a year ago. It is important to know that whom he had met there. This information could be collated through a simple contact with people he had made. I think these people have Swedish nationalities and they would give priority to the national interest of Sweden than the crook man in Jijiga and his accomplices. Some of the agent might have made some quick buck through this deal. The stooge’s main purpose was to make quick money through what they deemed a lucrative deal. The two Swedish journalists succumbed to the persuasion of this fixed trap and agreed to travel to Somali regional state. They had thought they would break into the prestigious stage of international news by attempting to bring to the world the hidden secrete of this Regional State. They, however, looked alike as amateurish by brandishing weapon in front of their camera taking this film into the regional state. I wonder how they had not conduct simple risk assessment before they embark in this expedition. The regional government and Abdi Ilay police were waiting for them. Even before they cross the international boundary between Somalia and Ethiopia.

To sum up, in light of this new revelation, the Swedish, Ethiopian governments have to pursue a new line of enquiry whether or not this operation was prearranged by the regional governments. Taking into account the past experience of this man, it would be without doubt a logical conclusion to state here that international investigation must be sought to uncover the link between the current president and the arrest of two innocent Swedish journalists in the middle of nowhere in the regional state. I hope the outcome of this enquire will establish the link that exist with this scam. This will also bring to closure the days this blood sucker regional president hold high office. There is no doubt that he will be seeing the back of the Federal Government sooner than later. This man should be stopped for the public protection purpose. Ethiopian is heading to a dangerous unknown destination with this man in reign in regional government. I am one of the regional state citizens; I have never seen a man with a total lack any sense of humanity. He staged up the arrest and kidnap of the two Swedish journalists to win the trust of the Federal Government. Just read and look at the video released. How they were contacted, escorted to Kenya, then Puntland and led into the net of his notorious Gestapo like police force, AKA Luyu Police. The risk this individual poses to the public security is immense. He is like a common criminal.

Olad Guled
oladg888@gmail.com

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