Somali security forces arrested five AMISOM soldiers over theft of fuel

Five soldiers working for the Africa Union Peace-keeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have been arrested by Somali security forces for selling military supplies and fuel in the black market in Mogadishu on Sunday.

the forces also arrested ten civilians who said to have been accomplices, according to Somali Police Commissioner, Gen. Mohamed Hassan Hamud 

“We arrested 5 AMISOM troops and 10 other Somali people who were selling AMISOM military supplies including fuel in Mogadishu. We recovered telephones ammunition materials and petrol and others,” Hamud said.

The police are yet to disclose nationalities of the five AMISOM soldiers who were arrested.

Minister of Internal Security Abdirisak Omar Mohamed said the suspects will be arraigned in court once investigations have been completed since they committed a criminal action.

The AU soldiers and the other people will appear before the justice according to the Attorney General, Ahmed Ali Dahir.

This is the first time that the Somali government forces have arrested AU peacekeeping troops found engaging in activities against their mission in the country.

AMISOM and SNA troops are jointly carrying out operations against Al-Shabaab fighters in many parts of the country.