US offers $5 million for information on top Al-shabaab leader

GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: The United States government has announces a $5 million monetary reward for information on whereabouts of a senior Al-Shabaab leader.

In a statement, the US Justice Department announced the reward against Deputy Al-shabaab leader Abukar Ali Adan which it has listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).

The US made the appeal saying, “About 5 million US dollars will be paid for information on Abukar Ali Aden. Help us find this key terrorist leader,” the statement reads.

The Justice Department had earlier announced another $10 million award on Al-shabaab leader Ahmed Diriye also known as Abu Ubaidah who assumed the position after the death of former leader Ahmed Abdi Godane in 2014.