Somalia’s new President places $100,000 reward for information on car bomb plots

‘‘My promise to you as president, if you hear me, i will give you $100,000 if you report a car bomb plot before it’s detonated,’‘ he said.

Somalia’s new President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmajo,’ made this pledged al-Shabaab attack in the capital Mogadishu as a reward on information leading to the prevention of a car bomb attack in the country.

The president disclosed that some 900 civilians were killed in al-Shabaab attacks in 2016. He also promised to pay for the medical treatment of those injured and to support families of those killed in the attacks.

The latest casualty figures from Sunday’s suicide car bomb attack has reached 41 as at Monday morning. It is the deadliest since Farmajo took office last week, according to local officials and witnesses.

By Shade Onabanjo