Somali security forces detain an aircraft carrying expired food to Gedo region

Mogadishu-(Puntland Mirror) Somali Security Forces has on Tuesday caught a plane which was carrying expired food to Gedo region of Somalia at Mogadishu International Airport.

Director of Immigration and Naturalization Department of Somalia, Gen. Abdullahi Gafow Mohamud told Somali National News Agency that the forces are examining the plane, saying it was carrying expired food to Gedo region in Somalia.

Police officer, Gen. Abdullahi Barise said, “The food belongs to WFP which remained long time in Mogadishu warehouses, food includes maize, milk powder, cooking oil, their useful date is expired”,
Somali security forces held of the WPF staff at Mogadishu Airport and led into jail and investigation into such incident is going ahead according to the police.

Officials of the United Nations World Food Program did not comment on this case so far.

Source: SONNA