Somalia: Reformed Al-Shabaab Founder Robow to Be Released From Prison

Former deputy leader of Al Shabaab, Sheikh Mukhtar Robow aka Abu Mansor is set to be freed from prison.

Highly placed sources told Radio Dalsan that an intense lobbying that involved MPs, government officials and emissaries from the IGAD to secure his release , a move seen to quash the heightened tension and protest among his followers.

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