Ahlu-Sunna Waljama’a detains six journalists in less than 24 hours

Somali Moderate Islamist group, Ahlu-Sunna Wasjama’a has detained three local journalists working with Radio voice of Central privately owned radio station based in Dhusamareb town, Goobjoog News Reports.
Nafiso Hirsi Mohamud, Abdullahi Farah Roble and Ms Leylo Nor were sent behind bars making the Number of Journalists detained to six in 24 hours.
Nafisa who is the director of RVC will be the sixth journalist arrested by the group less than a week.
Sources say that Nafisa was arrested from the station and headed to the group’s detention centre.
On Friday, Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Correspondent for the Somali National TV, Abdijamal Moalim Ahmed, correspondent for the privately owned Kalsan TV and Bar-kulan radio and Bashiir Mohamoud Salad, correspondent for Horncable TV, were detained by Militias loyal to Ahlu Sunna Waljama.
Reports say that there are others who left the town in fear of the hunt against the journalists.

Ahlu-Sunna orders registration

This comes after Ahlu-Sunna Waljama’a called the journalists in Dhusamareb the media and the journalists to register by providing questionnaire forms for the purpose of collecting the personal data from the journalists, which the journalists questioned the security of the information they provide citing privacy issues, which the group responded with mass arrests, accoding to NUSUJ.
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) called for the Federal Government of Somalia, the United Nations Assistance Mission to Somalia (UNSOM) and all concerned local and international stakeholders to intervene the situation.
“We are alarmed by the continued hunt against our colleagues by the Ahlu sunna Waljama and is a worrying trend.” Mohamed Ibrahim, NUSOJ Secretary General said, “We condemn the acts of violence and intimidation against the media and the journalists in the region and call for the Dhusamareb administration to withdrew the forced registration and free the journalists and respect the freedom of expression and the media freedoms and the citizens right to know, while allowing the journalists to resume operations without fear or represial”
“Ahlu Sunna should create a friendly and safe environment for the media professionals, contrary to the current crack down as the Media plays key role in functioning democratic society,” Mr. Ibrahim added.
On May 18, 2015, the Ahlu Sunna administration in the town of Guriel in Central Somalia raided the premises of Radio Galgaduud in Guricel and closed its doors and briefly arrested the stations deputy director Abdulkadir Gure Barre after the radio station refused to comply draconian orders imposed by the group. Radio Galgaduud was allowed to resume operation after more than a week the radio was off air. Meanwhile the administration detained Osman Mohamed Adan, correspondent of the Somali National Television (SNTV) based in Guriel, for 24 hours and and ordered his immediate deportation.
Ahlu-Sunna Waljama’a who controls part Galgaduud region has been engaging gun battle with Somali government forces in a bid to extend its ruling areas.
The group took control of Dhusa-Mareb town which is the designated capital of newly formed Galmudug state temporarily operating in Adado town