Mogadishu: Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has warned what he termed as “spoilers using media to instil fear and insecurity among the society” following deadly attacks in the capital, Mogadishu in the past days.
During an extraordinary cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister vowed that the government will not tolerate those who use the local media to create a propaganda of security and spread fear during these hard days.
“I want to send direct warning to some individuals who are busy in creating and spreading fear and insecurity through local media, We will not tolerate those individuals,” the Prime Minister said according to a press release from the cabinet meeting late on Sunday.
“If those individuals do not stop this behavior, it will bear severe consequences from the government,” he warned.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister acknowledged the work of the independent media to spread the message of peace and stability across Somalia citing that free media is very vital for a society like Somalia.
The warning came as independent politicians and Members of the country’s Federal Parliament critically spoken of the growing insecurity in the capital since the start of Ramadan month as the militant group Al Shabab claimed dozens of deadly attacks and assassinations against members of the government security forces and civilians.
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