Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has principly named a new director for the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA).
According to reliable sources privy to the State House business, Ismail Osman, a close ally of President Mohamud’s political camp, is expected to land this highly scrutinized hot seat, which saw 5 different directors during the tenure of the incumbent president.
Mr. Osman succeeds Gen. Abdirahman Mohamed (Tuuryare), who was sacked last month after failing to effectively address escalating wave of insecurity in the Somali capital, which witnessed spate of daring Al-Shabaab attacks during the Holy month of Ramadan.
Little is known about the intelligence background of the new director, whose appointment comes at crucial period in the country’s political transition, and raises few eyebrows. However, the Federal Government has been under mounting public criticism over its alleged indifference to the deteriorating security situation in the country ahead of the forthcoming general elections.