Three personalities are way up on the list of probable successors to sacked National Intelligence Agency (NISA) Chief Abdullahi Mohamed Sanbaloshe intelligence reports shows.
According to intelligence reports gathered, among the shortlisted candidates is the former Chief of Alshabaab’s intelligence wing the Amniyat Mr.Zakariya Hirsi.
Reports further adds that Jubaland State NISA Chief Mr Khalid Ahmed is said to be on the list backed by lobbying from the region’s President Ahmed Madobe. The third probable NISA successor has been identified as Mudey.He served in the intelligence in the Said Barre regime.
Zakariye Hirsi defected to the Somali government surrendering in Gedo region in 2015.
During his time with the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab, Hirsi had overseen most of the attacks on Mogadishu and other towns targeting government and foreign interests before his defection.
Somalia nationals have been closely following who the replacement as evidenced by numerous debates on social and mainstream media.
Outgoing NISA boss, Sanbaloshe together with the Police Commissioner faced the sack on Sunday a day after an Al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu’s Hotel Nasa Hablood 2 which claimed 27 innocent Somali lives.
Pressure reportedly mounted on the security Chiefs after the October 14 bombing Somalia’s deadliest single attack that claimed more than 350 innocent Somali lives.
