One of the shabab militias claiming to be the quality officer of the group said that most of the drugs they have destroyed today


Kismayo (Sunatimes) Al-shabab militias in Kismayo district today burnt in open field a bulk of medicines they have collected form Kismayo’s general hospital and private clinics in the area.


The militias claimed that the drugs were expired and they could not allow them to be given to the patients.


One of the shabab militias claiming to be the quality officer of the group said that most of the drugs they have destroyed today were collected from the main drugs store of Kismayo’s public hospital.


However, the director of Kismayo general hospital Dr. Sheikh Ali could not confirm whether the drugs destroyed by Shabab were expired or fit for consumption as he refused to comment on the reason why the drugs were burnt.


Al-shaba militias have in the past destroyed drugs and relief food the belongs to public institutions and humanitarian organizations.