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Tuesday, October 01, 2024  
26 Rabi ul Awal 1446  

Chickens for Millions: Camel Bounty on President Barack Obama

According to a report published by the Nigerian Tribune, a Somali militant group's leader has offered livestock animals like camels and chickens as bounty for information about the US President and Secretary of State.

The United States is known for offering millions to anyone willing to give information leading to the capture of the most wanted terrorists in their list.

Countering this gesture, Al-Shabaab has placed a bounty of 10 camels for President Barack Obama and two camels for information leading to capture of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

An audio statement posted believed to be posted by Al-Shabaab on a jihadist website jeered news that the United States is offering millions of dollars for information on seven key members of al-Shabaab through its Rewards for Justice program.

The man on the audio claimed to be Fuad Mohamed Khalaf, considered by the State Department to be Al-Shabaab's leading fundraiser. The United States has offered $5 million for information of his whereabouts.

The average cost of a camel in Somalia is $700.

"Whoever brings the mujahidin information about the whereabouts of infidel Obama and the lady of Bill Clinton, the woman named Hillary Clinton, I will give a reward," the man said.

The U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice program is offering $7 million for information on the location of Ahmed Abdi Aw-Mohamed, the founder of the Islamist group in Somalia.
Previously, US announced a $10 million bounty on Hafiz Saeed founder of LeT who are accused of carrying out the Mumbai attacks in 2008.

Al-Qaida said and al Shabaab group, had joined their ranks. Al Shabaab, which has controlled large parts of Somalia , faces pressure from Kenyan troops in the south, Ethiopian troops in central Somalia and African Union forces near Mogadishu. In a statement, the Somali government said the rewards would help crush the Qaida affiliate, a report said.