Somaliweyn –Mohammed Omar Hussein
A senior and famous Somali pirate whose name appears on top in a list of American most wanted Somali pirates has fallen in the hands of the authority of the semiautonomous state of Puntland in eastern Somalia.
The United State of America has earlier announced to have frozen the wealth of the ringleader whose name is Abshir Cabdullahi Abshir Boyah.
The famous Pirate Mr. Boyah is known to be fostering the strongest Islamist faction in Somalia (Al-Shabab) with whatever he gets fro the vessels voyaging off the coast of the Somali waters, be it money, weapons and other valuable materials.
Mr. Boyah the proud pirate was on Tuesday apprehended by the security personal of Puntland state while he was in Garowe town the capital of Puntland intending to a destination which the immigration department has not yet specified.
While Abshir Boyah was apprehended he had $29 Million dollars inside his
“The arrested man Mr. Boyah is a famous individual among all the other Somali pirates, and he can be termed as the pioneer of the Somali pirates in Puntland state, he has invested them with all the necessary materials which can facilitate in hijacking vessels voyaging in the Indian ocean and as far as the red sea, some of these materials are weapons, speedboats and some other related items” said Abdi Hirsi Qarjab the regional commissioner of Nugal region in Puntland.
Somaliweyn had the opportunity to reach one of the pirates’ through the phone, and asked what sort of a man is Boyah.
“Mr. Abshir Boyah is the father of the pirates in Puntland, he is the founder, and his task was merely to dispatch pirates to different directions, and watches the vessels which are coming to the shore and which group has first anchored a vessel on the shore” said a Somali pirate talking to Somaliweyn in condition of anonymity
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