Bihi’s achilles’ heel: The military land grab in Tog-Wajaale Plains

[Deeq A.]

Bihi’s achilles’ heel: The military land grab in Tog-Wajaale Plains

Dear Friends,

Part of the Tog-wajaale Plains was lend to the military as a temporary program so that the military could grow wheat to support their families until the government finds enough financial resources for them. That was during President Egal when we just librated the land. That was sharing and compassion on the part of Tog-wajaale community, and was never intended a total grab of Wajaale Plains by the military

Your soldiers changed that. They started selling the grass! For that reason they are considered undesirable as far as the rural community there is concerned.

Out of compassion and patriotism Tog-wajaale people agreed to share even when that was on the expense of the (owners) local people whose ancestors have lived this land for generations and whose livelihood depends on the animals graze there and the produce they grow from there.

On the other side Mr. President tell me any other community you would tell them “your camels can not graze your land, otherwise you have to buy the grass there as your soldiers did and doing to the compassionate Tog-wajaale community who accepted to share their land with the Military!” there is a clash of cultures there!

Tog-wajaale (Gabiley Region) Community’s livelihood has been destroyed by the successive governments in Somaliland.

Writes Mr Ibrahim Maed on his republished op-ed piece.

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Ali Mohamed
Editor, Gubanmedia.com
Covering The Horn of Africa region
Lewis Center, Ohio

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