Hayaan Media Development Center (HMDC) wants to pass her condolences towards the killing of the journalist Sheek Nuur Mohamed Abkeey also know as Magefe .Hayaan media sees this as a direct action towards Magafe .
According to the local news the body of the Sheek Nuur Mohamed Abkeey one of the leading journalist in Somalia was found behind the hotel Dameey in Geedjacecl with his body a numerous bullets wounds in his body.
Head of programmes at Hayaan media Abdiweli Ibraham garyare had the following words to say about Sh. Nuur Mohamed Abkeey ‘’first of all let me start with my condolences to Sh.Nuur Mohamed Abkeey Who i knew personally and have worked with him at Radio and TV centre STN.
The killing of Sheek Nuur Mohamed Abkeey is a big loss to Somali journalism and his death with have a hugh effect on all of us as journalist . Sheek Nuur Mohamed Abkeey who worked at Radio Muqdisho which is a state run Radio Station and many believe that this factor might be one of the reason of his death’’
Sheek Nuur Mohamed Abkeey who worked at radio Muqdisho in the former Somalia government with specifically Sonna (Somalia news agency ) and he also was a one of the leading journalist in the Arabic language sector.
In the past ten years he also worked at a number of different news agencies such as, Hornafrik, STN, Bariga Africa.Before his death he was working at Radio Muqdisho which is under the hands of the current Somalia government .
Hayaan Media Development Center which is leading Organisation that strives towards the protection of journalist has its doubts of how current Somalian journalist can keep on working in Somalia, Abdiweli Garyare had the following words to say about this subject ‘
in the last couple years the killing of journalist in Somalia has become something normal this is because the both the Somalia government and the oppositions parties do not support the fact that an establishment of an independent Somalia journalism
if this killing goes on there will be no more journalist that will report the news in Somalia.
Last but no least Hayaan media once again want to pass her condolences to the family and friends of Sheek Nuur Mohamed Abkeey and that he may rest in peace.
Hayaan Media Development Center
Utrecht The Netherlands
