Security agents have arrested the head of Al-Shabaab’s extortion ring in the Middle Shabelle region.
National Security and Intelligence Agency (NISA) apprehended Idris Mohamed Sheikh on Tuesday.
Idris has been identified as the head of al-Shabaab’s extortion operations in the Middle Shabelle region.
His arrest is a massive win for security agencies in the region as it rocks the money-raising arm of the terror group.