Somalia: good news for government spokesman injured by Al-Shabab

Somali government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimu has returned home from Turkey where he had been receiving treatment for wounds he sustained in an attack by Al-Shabab militants.

Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimu, former BBC journalist was targeted by Islamist militants in mid-January.

Officials from the office of the prime minister and media personnel welcomed him at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde airport:

Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble received Mr Moalimu at his office and expressed his happiness that the government spokesperson had recovered.

Mr Roble wished Mr Moalimu success in his efforts to serve his country