Pirates: The Massive Threat To Somaliland

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The pirates illegally operate in Puntland coastal area have enormous threat to Somaliland in term of its social structure, currency value and youth mentality in near future unless the government has not taken tight security measurement.

 

The fact that pirate has get much publicity in Puntland state with the positive reaction from its society has expressed overwhelming treat to Somaliland, which may effects it’s social institution – marriage.

 

This is what currently happening in Puntland since pirate emerged. The women’s standard of measurement for selecting their partner has been transformed. In Puntland, Pirates are regarded as the primary hunt let alone the casual labor, and the Diasporas people, contrary to Somaliland, where people from Diasporas are respected more than local guys when it comes to marriage. This is put fuel to the fire, unless price of marriage has not been standardized.

 

The hard currency paid to pirates for the release of hijacked ships may also have another severe problem to Somaliland’s currency value or may disturb the exchange institutions. This has resulted high stander of living and inflation in advance.

 

Similarly, the negligence from hundreds of unemployed youth in Somaliland may inspire our local youths to take parities’ mentality and start haunting vessels in Somaliland coastal area, like the Egyptian teacher hijacked in early January from Burao for ransom. This will have some impact the forthcoming recognition and possibly will spoil the little reputation Somaliland has earned since its inception.

 

Unfortunately, less than five year old gagsters have received global recognition for their notorious record. They become global threat after their bad acts brought together UN Security Council to a draft resolution to act against them (pirates), while well performers have been given no attention.

 

It was in mid 2003, when a first ship has been hijacked in Eyl, coastal area of Puntland for ransom. Reasoning their illegal practices, Parties claimed that their ventures have been destroyed by international fishing companies. Later, the vessel has been released for the recipient of a hundred thousand of US dollars. This influx of money has doubled the value of commodities where the survivals of poor families get risk.

 

Within the past years more than forty ships with food, commodities and humanitarian aids have been seized for payment of ransom. International communities criticized pirate on their illegal acts in Somali coastal area. Millions of dollars received to the Puntland Somali state.

 

To bring an end the effect of pirates to social life’s in Puntland, the past administration, Gen Cade Muse, has attempted to get rid of the pirates operating in coastal area; undesirably he failed to overcome his mission. When he is interviewed by BBC about this matter, he responded “parities are more powerful, trained and equipped then our administration”.

 

In early January of this year, US lead force against pirate has been launched. The creation of special unit force has increased nothing to security measurement in Somali coastal area as well as Indian or red oceans.

 

As the newly president, Abdiraham Farole, has been elected in Puntland, he made a pledge that he would take action to clean pirates, but nothing has been possible. His pledge together with UN resolution and US lead special unit force have restored nothing to Somalia, but increased the hijacking ships and gave chance the parities to get more advanced in technology and economic.

 

From Somaliland administration, several attempts intending to halt the import and export commodities to Somaliland have been seized, while the perpetrators have been jailed and put before the court. But the government has not passed to parliamentary any act against pirate to control pirate movements.

 

Consequently, this can give you a signal that pirates are more like to extend their operations to Somaliland coastal area with the harmony of local people. While it has been discovered that pirates hunter vessels in Golf of Aden and even further area.

 

 

By:

Kassem Daud