Media outlets and journalists in Somalia are reporting that Ethiopian forces in the country had arrested the former al-Shabaab leader, Mukhtar Robow during a raid. Citing Robow’s campaign chief, Radio Dalsan, said the former number two of the insurgent group had also been tortured by the Ethiopians after the arrest. The incident took place in Baidoa, capital of Somalia’s South West regional state. The repeated postponement of the regional polls had partly been blamed on federal government machinations to impede Robow’s political ambitions. He had risen as high as the deputy leader of Al-Shabaab, a group that continually carries out suicide attacks especially in Mogadishu.

Source: Ethiopian News December 13, 2018 10:18 UTC