Somaliland Arrests King Bur Madow For Attending Elder’s Crowning In Puntland

Somaliland Arrests King Bur Madow For Attending Elder’s Crowning In Puntland

The security forces of the northern breakaway region of Somaliland have detained a leading Somali traditional elder in the state’s capital, Hargeisa city on Thursday.

King Osman Aw Mohamud, known as Boqor Burmadow has been arrested from a hotel in Hargeisa and taken to police custody last night at around 8:30 p.m. local time.

Burmadow, who is an outspoken elder was detained day after attending the crowning of Beeldaaje Mohamed in Carmo, a small town in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region.

Speaking to the reporters in Hargeisa, Somaliland Police spokesman, Feisal Hiis Dirie said the elder’s arrest came following a court warrant accusing him of Crimes against the State.

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