The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has accused domestic and foreign entities of illegal importation of high caliber weapons into the country.
On January 25, the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism issued a press release to this effect.
In the press release, the government said it is aware of the ongoing importation of “high caliber weapons and ammunition.”
Further, the information ministry indicated that it had stopped the deliveries from being made anywhere in the country.
The government noted that it has a “robust system” for the procurement of weapons and ammunition from their sources.
Additionally, the government noted that any entity importing these weapons and ammunition stands accused of “violating Somalia’s territorial sovereignty and integrity.”
It condemned this act, whose capacity for causing unwanted instability in the region it has taken note of studiously.