(Sh.M.Network)- A Joint Board of Inquiry consisting of Sherlocks and bombexperts from AMISOM and Somali security agencies yesterday begun investigating anattack two weeks ago on the newly reopened National Theatre in Mogadishu in which 11 people bit the dust.The Board was formed following a request from the TransitionalFederal Government, and consists of experienced and professional Sherlocksfrom the AMISOM Police Component, the Somali Police Force and the NationalSecurity Agency. It will also be joined by bomb experts from AMISOM's military component.
Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi, the Deputy Special Representative of theChairperson of the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Commission onSomalia, the most senior AMISOM official inMogadishu, urged city residents to cooperate with the team sothat the probe is expedited.
"I call upon politicians and the public to exercise patienceand refrain from making statements that may prejudice the outcome of theinvestigation," he said. "Unwarranted speculation can only hinder the effort tolearn lessons and to ensure that the people ofMogadishuare better protected,"he added.
"With the help of AMISOMand the international community, the people of Somalia have made great stridestowards lasting stability which all must come together to defend," he said,noting that the country was on track to adopt a new constitution and complete the transition to permanent and representative government.
Hon. Wafula stressed that despite the attack on the Theatre, forwhich the Al-Qaeda affiliated terror group, al-Shabaab
... Harakat ash-Shabaab al-Mujahidin aka the Mujahideen Youth Movement. It was originally the youth movement of the Islamic Courts, now pretty much all of what's left of it. They are aligned with al-Qaeda but operate more like the Afghan or Pakistani Taliban...
, has claimedresponsibility, the Somali capital was experiencing its longest period ofrelative peace since the collapse of central government in 1991. He thanked thepublic for providing information which has led to the majority of al-Shabaabplots against the city being disrupted.