Sky Posted February 16, 2005 this special report is made with cooperation by different somali journalists, including from puntland, so its not biased against puntland and wants to shed a light on some of somalia's problems and not harm the image of puntland. qaybta koobaad - puntland iyo ka ganacsiga tahriibayaasha (puntland and its people trafficking business) summary qaybta koobaad= since the demise of the somali state, many somali people couldnt cope with the hardhips of every day life. they choose for a better life and a future to other countries like yemen, libya for example. not only is the trip and stay to boosaaso a hard one, also the seafare on the red sea is a dangerous one where the smugglers dont give a damn about the wellbeing of the smuggled. when they survive, theyll have to deal with a hard life in the country, risking to become beggers if they dont find a job fast. yemeni authorities are reported to severely injure the captured smugglers. and that for the 1000s of dollars they give to their smugglers in puntland that are making fortunes of misfortunes. ceeb caleek, the smugglers are puntlanders and they are shunned in puntland as the faa cali of the sea, a despised gang in boosaaso. they carefully select their victims from shisheeye (those that do not hail from the main qabiil in puntland) from southern somalia (muqdisho to cabudwaq), ethiopia and some more. if they smuggle puntlanders, they know they will get caught easily. can general cadde muuse succeed wherein c/yussef failed? qaybta labaad - muqdisho: safarka muqdisho ilaa g/bari si loogu sii tahriibo yemen iyo sucuudiga (muqdisho: trip from muqdisho to northeast somalia to be smuggled to yemen and saudi arabia qaybta sadexaad - kismaayo: tahriibayaasha u tabaruca gobolada bari si ay ugu sii tahriibaan yemen (kismaayo: smuggled off to northeast somalia and from thereon to yemen qaybta afraad - puntland iyo tahriibayaasha (puntland and the smuggled) summary qaybta afraad= keyquestions: why are somalis so desperate to go to yemen? why does puntland smuggle in these people and cant do anything about the situation? what can we do about it, wich has costed so many innocent somali lives? well the somali people are tired of the situation and what comes on top of it is that somalis from qurbaha come to a place like muqdisho and flaunt with their money and feel like kings. the locals see this and want this life too. when the northwest of somalia made a government in 1991, northeast somalia was still in war. before the proclamation of pntlnd in 1998, the smuggling business was allready so much grown and developed that the infant puntland could not do anything about it and had to watch helplessly. ad thing is that this mafia bullshit is growing and the evil smugglers ae becoming more brutal, bringing their victims to caluula and acting like its yemen just to save time and money for the next victims. the prices vary to what kind of boat. we cannot and should not wait for general cadde muuse or c/yussef to fix this problem, the people should get up and stand up and fight these smugglers that are giving the same people a bad name throughout somalia. in other parts of puntland like east sanaag, the most forrested area in northern somalia, the people have fought and are fighting the illegal loggers of acacias. ================================ this is the kind of 'boats' for on the red sea/gulf of aden Faalladdan waxaa ka qayb qaatay: Talo bixinta, Qorista & soo ururinta; Amiin yuusuf Khasaaro, C/fatax Jaamac, Faysal Xaaji Siyaad, Cabdi Xasan, Canab Mumtaz, Xasan Dhooye iyo Maxamed Cali oo kala jooga: Muqdisho, Kismaayo, Boosaaso, Nairobi iyo Woqooyiga Ameerika. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wind.talker Posted February 16, 2005 This is a crazy story. People smuggling? I thought that was the specialty of the Chinese Triads. We have our own mafia groups and hangs then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rahima Posted February 17, 2005 These are grown people who are risking their own lives, no need to try and blame others for it. I'm sure the PL administration has far more pressing matters than those who couldn't care any less about their safety. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sky Posted February 17, 2005 wind.talker= yeah man puntland has its own mafia and its growing but people dont know because crime doesnt get as much media coverage as politics. this people smuggling is turning into an industry and this is not all they also smuggle marihuana and liquor through boosaaso wich is manufactured by eritreans and ethiopians and destined for the arab markets. sometimes puntland police intercept some of the products and than burns it, but they only capture a fraction. the illegal trade just flows. and there are also gangs, they are organised along neighbourhoods and therefore subsubclans lines. they have some weird names, like ciyaal faay, ciyaal santos, qudus, isbaar, suweeto etc and they mostly fight each other so the people dont even notice. but they rob cars and shit like that. they also raid the refugee camps in boosaaso and harass the people. luckily cadde muuse has declared war on these kids, but i dont think people understand that gangs and mafia grows and develops as the economy and society grows and develops. yo did you hear about the pirate militias, puntland couldnt do anything about them either. but i think the pirates are our heros, they attack every foreign boat they see and they will take them hostage. hehhe laakiin this really resembles that documentary i saw about africans being smuggled to europe. exactly the same thing here. they give a lot of money for a hard trip through the dangerous sahara, than they have to go with a socalled 'boat' over the mediterranian and if they actually make it, they risk getting caught by the coastguard or something. rahima= These are grown people who are risking their own lives, no need to try and blame others for it. I'm sure the PL administration has far more pressing matters than those who couldn't care any less about their safety. well it does say there are a lot of kids involved. besides its clearly a product of somalia as a failed state. so it needs to be solved right away. but i do concur there are more pressing matters for puntland like the tsunami. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted February 17, 2005 Its tragic trully tragic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
