Qoorqoor pressed Farmaajo against Sadaq John attack despite FGS denial of planned offensive

GOOBJOOG NEWS: The Federal Government has denied it planned to attack former Banadir regional police boss Sadaq John despite the massing up of troops on the night of April 14 to ambush the sacked police chief and a call on Farmaajo to drop the idea.

Security Minister Hassan Hundubey said Friday there were no plans to attack Sadaq John accusing the opposition of ‘making up’ the matter for political interests.

“The government calls on those who are exaggerating the attack on Sadaq John to give up and realize that the government has no plans to take any action,” Hundubey told journalists.

But well-placed sources and eye witness reports point to unusual troops movement towards Shirkole in Mogadishu where Sadaq John had pitched tent. Galmudug president Ahmed Qoorqoor, an ally of Villa Somalia convinced outgoing president Mohamed Farmaajo not to make the move as it would worsen an already volatile situation in the city and country at large.

Sadaq John was fired last week following his pronouncement which called on MPs to stop proceedings and head home until a new parliament is appointed. They went ahead though and passed a resolution adding Farmaajo two more years in office.

The long-serving police chief was subsequently stripped of all privileges and benefits by Farmaajo a day after he secured the Lower House endorsement.

Opposition politicians have warned Farmaajo against attacking Sadaq John and that he will be responsible for any bloodshed.

“On behalf of the people in my constituency and my constitutional duty to protect human rights in general and in particular I call on the outgoing president to stop the bloodshed to refrain from violating human rights and enforcing his national conspiracies,” Senate first deputy speaker Abshir Ahmad said in a Facebook post.

Galmudug security minister Ahmed Fiqi posited a similar view. “I call on the forces instructed to carry out the attack not to take the wrong order and to refrain from shedding blood on crimes that they will be held accountable in the near future.”