Somali government has blamed international news agencies of using fake sources within the police in their news coverage of the country, in particular during security attacks from Al-Shabaab.
Security department meeting presided over by Internal Security Minister Abdirizack Omar has mentioned AFP, Reuters and Associated Press as the agencies found to be constantly using names of officers that do not exist within the Somali police force.
Security official who attended the meeting but not authorized to speak to the media has told Radio Dalsan that names of purported officers quoted by the news agencies mainly in the last Baidoa and Mogadishu SYL attacks did not exist after investigation by the police and intelligence agencies.
Senior official added that the government will submit the case to court after full investigation.