wakandan Posted January 19, 2018 Puntland is paying its soldiers in fake shillings and losing the loyalty of its army as a result....they won't have any chance with Somaliland if they can't even pay salaries: " Counterfeit currency printed in the State Bank of Puntland without any regulation or approval from the Central Bank of Somalia had caused inflation and civil unrest on multiple occasions... On 6 February, Puntland Presidential Guards protested over unpaid salaries in Garowe. The cashier assigned to process the guards’ salaries was abducted, but he was released later the same day. Another protest was held in Garowe on 26 February by the Darawish (Puntland regular forces). The protests ceased on 27 January at the same time as significant quantities of counterfeit Somali shillings appeared to the money exchange market in Garowe, strongly indicating that the Puntland forces had been paid in freshly printed money. Open source and confidential security reports from April and May 2017." http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/GetFile?OpenAgent&DS=S/2017/924&Lang=E&Type=DOC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
