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Sultan Hurre – We Will
Not Forget You
Hashi Sagaar
hashisagaar@hotmail.com
That the case of Sultan
Hurre is haunting Abdullahi Yusuf in London is perhaps a surprise to many
Somalis, but not to me. In fact, I was surprised that Mr. Yusuf sat back
with comfort while he is accused of killing a prominent Sultan cum
intellectual. The former warlord has tried all the tricks of the trade to
silence “friends of Sultan Hurre” and the victim's family, but that was to
no avail.
The case of Sultan Hurre is not between few individuals and a Machiavellian
leader. It is between those who believe in the rule of law and
accountability, and those who believe that rules are made by men and they
can breach with impunity (la jiifiyaana bannan).
It is unfortunate to see people considering the death of the Sultan as “a
minor event”. But if we look at the circumstances he was killed, as well as
his personality and profile, it is regrettable to be a Somali with
conviction. Let me simply put it this way, the Sultan was killed because he
stood up against the mother of dictatorship.
Mr.Yusuf claimed that he was the ruler of Puntland when his bodyguards
gunned down the respected Sultan in Kalabayr (Puntland) on August 17, 2002.
It is no secret that Yusuf gave the instructions of hunting the Sultan after
his convey accidentally converged with the Sultan's car. The persistent
story goes that Col. Yusuf's bodyguards run after the Sultan whom they
gunned down without raising a finger to resist.
The Colonel and his convoy did not even pay attention to the seriously
wounded Sultan. People at Kalabayr took the bullet-riddled Sultan towards
Galkacio. Unfortunately, he died on his way to Galkaio. No action was taken
what so even. Again it is no secret that certain individuals tried to accept
the culpability of the Sultan's killing and make the case between
Abdullahi's family and the Sultan's. Abdullahi rejected and claimed that “Hurre”
was killed by the State of Puntland. Despite accepting the sultan's killing
in the hands of his bodyguards (and responsibility), he is still convinced
that he could divorce himself from the political accountability of the death
he caused. Time and money can erase Sultan Hurre's case, is Abdullahi's bet.
Apparently, Puntland (State) has institutions that take into task any
killing, more so when a prominent figure is the victim. What have these
institutions done to shed some light on the killing of Sultan Hurre? The
answer is nothing. Reason! Abdullahi did not try to investigate, despite
his well known claim in the BBC Somali Service, because the killers, his
bodyguards, may point a finger at him. There is no other explanation, and
indeed that is the commonly held version.
There are two lessons from this unfortunate episode of Somalia's recent
history. The Sultan has enough supporters who will not give up their
campaign to let the justice prevail. The matter is not between Abdullahi and
the family of the Sultan. There is a significant number of Somalis who are
against the warlordism culture which is based on impunity in today's
Somalia. It is the forces of democracy and rule of law against the forces of
arrogance and in-culpability.
The other lesson is, despite his record of warmongering and litany of
political assassinations, Somalis gathered in Nairobi in another black
August, and chose Abdullahi Yusuf as a national leader. Notwithstanding the
warning from his constituency about Yusuf's inability to be a national
leader, it happened that Mr. Yusuf, the man who white-washed a
broad-day-light murder of a Sultan, to be selected as President of Somalia,
albeit in exile. This lesson is underling the fact that Somalis have failed
to learn from their previous mistakes. It is pity that they did it again and
again and again. Sultan Hurre is dead but NOT FORGOTTEN. President or no
president, Abdullahi Yusuf will continue to be a defendant of Sultan Hurre's
brutal killing. We will continue to call for justice until justice prevails
Suldaan Hurre, Wallee
Kuma Illowno
In qaddiyadda Suldaan Hurre
soo noq-noqoto waxay fajac ku noqotay malaha dadka qaar, aniguse lama
yaabbani. Runtii waxaan la yaabay sida Cabdullahi Yuusuf oo dilka
Suldaankaas (wax-garadka qaaliga ahaa) uu u ahaa eedaysana sahalka uga
dhigtay. Dagaal-oogahaas hore wuxuuse ku dadaalay siduu u aamusin lahaa
asxaabta iyo xigtada Suldaan Hurre, asagoo ka war-wareegaya inuu abbaaro
halka arrinta salkeedu ahaa oo ahayd horta in la ogaado side Suldaan Hurre
ku dhintay yaase dilay ama ka masuul ahaa toogashadiisi.
Qaddiaydda Suldaan Hurre ma aha mid dhextaal dad yar iyo hoggaamiye
aamminsan in uu dantiisa wax kasta u sameeyo (Machiavellian). Waa mid u
dhaxaysa inta aaminsan sarraynta sharciyidaa iyo in qofwalba lagula
xisaabtamo waxa uu gaystay, iyo inta aaminsan in shacigu yahahay la-jiifiyaaba
bannaan, uuna jabin karo kan sameeyaa, ayadoon deero deero u hardiyin.
Waa nasiib darro in maraka qaarkood la arko dad u arka dilkii Suldaan Hurre
mid ka mid ah dilalkii badnaa ee Somaliya ka dhacay. Markase la eego
xaaladda lagu dilay Suldaanka (oo ahayd dil siyaasadeed) ama nooca uu ahaa (Suldaan
aqoon yahay ah mabda'na leh) waa mid walaac galinaysa Somali kasta ee wax
aaminsan. Si kale haddii aan u iraahdo, Suldaan Hurre wuxuu ahaa geesi u
dhintay waxa uu aamisanyahay, oo ahayd inuu ka horyimid hooyada kali-talisnimada.
Mudane Yusuf wuxuu ku doodayey inuu yahay hoggaamiyaha Puntland markii
ilaaladiisa gaarka ahi Kalabayr (Puntland) ku dileen Agoosto 17, 2002
Suldaan Axmed Mohamed Hurre. Ma aha wax qarsoon in Cabdullahi bixiyey amarka
ah in Suldaanka la weeraro ka dib markii baaburta Cabdullahi iyo gaariga
Suldaan Hurre si lama filaan aha isaga hor yimaadeen. Waxaa hari la' in
ilaalada Cabdullahi ka daba tagtay Suldaanka kadibna xabbad ku tuujieen
asagoon dagaal daaye aan far dhaqaajin.
Cabdullah iyo gawaaridiisi dib uma eegin Suldaanka ay xabbadaha shaandhada
uga dhigeen aadna xaalkiisu u liitay. Dadkii joogay Kalabayr ayaa dhaawacii
u qaaday dhanka Gaalkacyo, meel dheerse naftu lama gaarin. Cabdullahi, oo
maydkii Suldaanka ay Gaalkacyo isku mar galeen, iska daa wax uu ka qabto
dilkaase, wuxuu hor istaagay dad waday in arrinta loo galo qaab beeleed.
Waxaa Cabdullaahi markaas ku doodayey, ninkan Puntland baa dishay ee beel
shaqo kuma leh. In kastoo Cabdullahi gadaal ka qirtay inuu kiiska lug ku
lahaa, ilaa hadda wuxuu la meeraysanayaa sheekooyin wakhti dhumis ah ee uu
kaga cararayo masuuliyadda dhabta ah ee ay leedahay ka takhalusid qof aad
siyaaso ama mabda' isaga soo horjeeddaan.
Sida la garan karo dawladda Puntland waxay leedahay hay'ado wax ka qabta
wixii wax dila, iska daa wixii Suldaan caam ah dilee. Maxaa ilaa hadda
hay'adaha Puntland arrinkaas ka qabteen? Jawaabtu waa waxba. Sabab!
Cabdullahi ma samayn baaris xitaa asagoo BBC ka sheegay in arrinka la
baarayo waayo wuxuu ka baqayaa in asaga naftiisa farta lagu taago – adeer
asagaa ii siiyey amarka. Macne kale oo manka gala ilaa hadda looma hayo
sababta nin dawlad sheegnayaa u baari waayey Suldaan barqo la toogtay.
Labo darsi ayaa laga faa'iidaysan karaa dhacdadaan muhiimka ah. Suldaanku
wuxuu leeyahay taageerayaal ama asxaab aysan dhici karin inay iska illaawaan
ama aammusaan. Dabcan Cabdullaahi ma wada layn karo dadkaas. Arrinkuna kama
dhaxeeya qoyska Suldaanka iyo Cabdullaahi. Wuxuu ka dhaxeeysaa dad fara
badan oo wada diiddan dhaqanka ah qab-qable dagaanimada iyo ku tumashada
sharciga. Waa in caddaalad iyo dimoqoraadiyad doonaysa oo ka soo horjeedda
baadil xoog iyo xabbad wax ku raadinaya, sharcina aanba isku dayin inuu eego.
Darsiga labaad, in ayadoo la ogyahay inta ku maqan oday Cabdullahi iyo inta
jeer uu hareer maray sharci iyo dastuur ayaa inta Somali isugu timid
Nayroobi hoggaamiye ugu dooratay, ayagoo dad badani markaas boos been ah loo
ballan qaaday. Waxay ahayd Agoosto madow oo kale, ka dib tii uu dilay
Suldaan Hurre. Nasiib darro waxay ahayd in dad badan ee ka yimid deegaanka
Cabdullahi Yusuf ay Nairoobi ka yiraahdeen, war odayga iska daaya haddii
kale waad ka shallaysayaan. Maanta ayey maraysaa, “maxay ka nuugtaa ama ku
nuugtaa”, meeshii Somalid hore uga tiri. Xikmadda derisigaa 2aad waa inaan
Somali waxba ka faa'iidysan 15kii sano ee burburka ahaa ee la soo maray – oo
ceeriib baaba ka sii noqday meeshii laga bislaan lahaa. Waa nasiib darro in
hadba isku khalad lagu noq-noqdo. Hadba keligitaliye…hadba Oktoober.
Suldaan Hurre waa dhintay mase noqon doono mid la illaawo. Ama Cabdullahi ha
noqdo madaxweyne ama yuusan ahaan, wuxuu ahaan doonaa dacwad suge, ilaa inta
uu nool yahay ama si caddaalad ah looga jeebayo dhibkii uu geystay.
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