(SomaliNet) Police in Puntland state in northern Somalia raided a house in Bosaso town overnight picking up and arrest a well known Islamist cleric named Sheik Nadir. It is not yet clear so far where the Sheik was arrested. He was charged that he had recently called on the people in Puntland to join the Jihad war against Ethiopian troops in the region. Relatives asked Puntland authority the release of Sheik Nadir sooner. There has been no word from Puntland government on the arrest of the cleric. Officials in Puntland threatened to take tough step against any one who is suspected to involve in extremism activities putting them on trail.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, Abdi Aziz Guled, a journalist working for Radio of peace in Galkaayo city and also was correspondent for Radio Simba in Mogadishu was arrested by the Puntland police. He was accused of airing reports that he supported the Islamic Courts in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The semi autonomous region of Puntland in northern Somalia which came its existence in 1998 introduces restrictions on religious men and also journalists.