The minister of tourism and wildlife of south west state Omar Hassan Aden has resigned and joined in Somali national army (SNA) fighting to flush Al shabaab out the country.

"I stepped down from my post of tourism and wildlife in South west state and gave notice of my resignation to president Sharif Hassan via text message,” said Aden while speaking to National Media.

 

Mr Aden has been in the tenure for the past six months as he was serving as the regional minister of tourism and wildlife of Baidoa-based South west state of Somalia.

Following his resignation, Omar Hassan Aden has turned into an army commander and is now in El Ali area outside Beledweyne town, the provincial capital of Somalia’s central region of Hiiraan, where he joined in the fight against Al shabaab.