Security forces dismantle illegal roadblocks in Lower Shabelle

Security forces in Lower Shabelle region today pulled down road blocks in an operation aimed at easing transport and curtailing criminal networks which collect money from vehicles plying various routes in the region

Contingents of security teams this morning could  be seen in a number of roads in the region dismantling roadblocks which have for a long time served as conduits for criminals conducting illegal taxation.

They said they will not give in till they remove the illegal roadblocks and that they will show the media the roadblocks after they remove them.

Leego chief, Abukar Abdullahi speaking to Goobjoog News said that the operations were intended to beef up the security of Leego village.

“This operation is aimed at securing the area. To achieve this, the government has also developed and will implement an elaborate relationship between the forces and the public,” he said.

Motorists who travel on the highway in question have severally complained from extortion by militias who man those illegal roadblocks.

The drivers of some of the passenger vehicles have once held demonstrations after they realised that they could not afford the levies to those militias as they were too much.
There have been attacks on public transport and army installations in most of this part of the region and the security forces have been trying to address.