Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) eliminated key terrorist leaders involved in extortion and looting of public property during operations reported in the past hour, according to an official NISA statement on X at approximately 4:15-5:15 AM UTC on February 8, 2026. The agency urged citizens to report threats via hotlines 199, 0770747474, or 0620545454. Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed criticized events in the Federal Parliament of Somalia as irresponsible and detrimental to state-building, in a statement posted on X during the same one-hour window ending 5:15 AM UTC. He described parliament as the mirror of the country and stated such actions are unacceptable. NISA's statement emphasized that every criminal leader thriving on the blood and wealth of Somalis is a target, with no hiding place from the National Army, the law, and divine judgment, as posted on the agency's official X account @HSNQ_NISA. In a separate development, an X post reported Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed shutting down phone and internet services while launching a tank- and artillery-supported offensive in Shewa and Wollo regions, expressing support for Fano forces, though no official confirmation from Ethiopian authorities appeared in the reporting window.
