Puntland bans firearms from nomads in parts of the state.

Puntland state of Somalia banned nomads from carrying firearms while herding their livestock in rural areas of the state.

The state’s police justified the tough decision against firearms to put down repeated pasture disputes that turned to deadly conflicts among nomads in the state.

Colonel Ahmed Yusuf Muse- the police chief in Qardo district of Bari region, told local media that nomads are banned from carrying firearms. “It’s because we are in middle of the Holy month [Ramadan] we want to prevent fights between nomads. If they have guns they can easily fight each other, so we want to prevent more fights” said the commander

Nomads regularly vie  pasture and territories in these regions.