More than a month after innocent Samaroons were slaughtered in the middle of the road near Dilla, almost all the Samaroons any where on earth are suffering in silence not knowing what to do.
Those in the diasporo surf the net on daily basis and even sometimes on hourly basis in search of news from Awdal just to know if the cold blooded murderers (dadqalatadii) are captured. But to no avail. No news about that particular incident is breaking news and seems will never make the news any time soon.
Here in Ottawa, out of frustration, people of Samaroon are calling me by the hour and asking if at all I have any news other than what is posted in Warsanmag. It really makes me more frustrated to convey no new news to them and not being able to find anything in regards even when I call Awdal.
It is unbelievable as you would agree with me that for more than thirty some days now after the innocent Samaroons' horific death, the government of Rayaale is turning a deaf ear to the cries of the citizens of Awdal but on the contrary have full ears for all other kinds of garbage happenings in the island of insanity (Somaliland) and surely that is taking emotional toll. Its really going from bad to rediculous. I wonder if Awdal is counted out of the so called Republic of Somaliland.
I decided to go out and ask the Samaroons in Ottawa how they feel, what they expect from the government and what would they like to be the outcome. Before I share with you what they were saying, I must confess that almost everybody I talked to was still infuriated with the lack of response by the government of Hargeisa to the slaughtering of the innocent Samaroons as well as the lack of followup assistance to assure peace and security in the area.
A muddle sense of reality has Adalites feeling down and here are some excerpts of what they said:
In their own words:
" Lama maqal oo lama arag waxa Samaroon ku dhacay, Laguma talo jiro in wax laga qabto. Waxa kasii daran yada oo dhagaha laga xidhay oo doorasho loo dareerayo..." Said one Samarooni who was furious about the incident and the government.
" It is almost like some of us were slaughtered and the rest of us being stabbed at the back hundred times..., Innocent people were murdered and those who did are enjoying life somewhere in Gabilay and yet threateing to do more if not given their wishes." Said an Adelite who was extremely angry about the indifference of the government of Rayaale.
Some Samaroons were obviously mad at their peers in Borama city. Blaming the Samaroons every where for not taking revenge and expressed an unfavorable judgment on their silence.
" "Faqash" was one of the last words the innocent Samaroons heard as the murderers (dadqalatadii) were slaughtering them for just being Samaroons. And all that is coming from Borama is durmaano la garaacayo iyo mushxarad." Said another who was obviously suffering in silence.
Some were already experiencing the affects of the pressure exerted by their blood against the walls of their vessels. I could tell as they refused to talk about the Samaroon affairs.
"Ma rabo Suleymaanow inaan ka hadlo arimahaa waayo dhiig kar baa laga qaadayaa Samaroon arimahooda.." I think the Adelite was already feeling blood pressure. I did not say a word back as I did not want him suffer any more.
Some sounded like the incident proved a point they have believed in.
"Waan ogaa inay cunsuriyadi jirto meeshaa oon dowlad la wadaagi karayn..." Said another one who was not a Somaliland supporter.
While talkig to a Samarooni, a Somalil man who was sitting near by all of a sudden jumped into the conversation. He was in his late sixty's and said; "Adeer nin Isaaq ah ayaan ahay, as soon as that words hit our ears, every body looked at him and we were all like ....haye -- waa kow, he continued saying; dadku iskuma wada jiro, waxa ka dhacay Somaliland wax hore loo arkay maaha, waa wax dadnimada kasoo horjeeda, diinteena ka soo horjeeda, dhaqankeena kasoo horjeeda. Samaroon xaq bay u leeyihiin inay cadhoodaan hase la garto inay dad kasoo horjeedaan dowlada diyaarna u yihiin inay dumiyaan yaga oo adeegsanaya wixii itaalkooda iyo maskaxdoodaba ah. Waxay sameeyeen waa maskaxdooda. Muhiim kuse wuxuu yahay waxa aamusiiyay dowlada iyo ina Rayaale........" he continued a long speech and out of respect, he was given time to express his views. He concludded saying; " this is a test to Rayaale... and how he solves the problem will be seen... but I support the justice and the Samaroons..
Another Adelite tried to take our "deja vouz" track and began our favourite story of the past-- Adal iyo sheekadeedii -- as soon as I started asking questions.
"Samaroon siday ahaan jireen ee lagu yaqaanay iyo sida maanta ay yihiin...". I stopped him right there because I remembered right away the article I wrote years back named; "Awdalites and their one day" and said to him; with all due respect, please don't go there.. we already heard that more than billion times... no need to dig the graves... Allaha u naxariisto geesiyaasheenii ina dhalay. I knew he did not like it but you know our history will not solve our present problems. So it is good to leave it alone and make a new one.
Some were furious about the accident and gave up their support to Somaliland.
" Waxaan is lahaa waad dhaamaysaan koonfurta ee sida muuqata inagaaba ka daran. Waa in la tashadaa.." Said a Samarooni who showed no mercy to the Existance of Somaliland.
My opinion
It is apparent that the Samaroons are suffering in silence and looking for a solution. I believe and I am sure you will agree with me that there is a lot on our plate. We are not limited in our choices if you know what I mean. It is time to leave our history as it is and to reflect our present and long term goals if we are to make our brand new History. One way to do just that is to go out of the confederacy and obviously, the sooner, the more successful we will become and the brighter the future of our Adal.
Somaliland is not ours and as it has become clear, we are not wanted to be part of it. We are required to be despiced and to surrender. But make no mistake about it the future belongs to those who refuse to surrender. We have to refuse to surrender. Somaliland is the government of those who slaughtered our people. Those murderers did not act alone as we all know. Those people who are in control of the government have a serious case of hate and also have greedy nature which is compounding their problems. It is time we take the exit and take care of our dignity.
It is apparent that greed, selvishness and hate make people do terrible things to those around them and what happened in the Dilla road is a case in point. We do not have to wait for more killings of our people. I know there are those of us who are in love with Somaliland. But I urge them to follow the main stream of the Samaroons. There is no obtimism in the horizon. Surely exiting now is the best choice. Folks, sadly you have to let go the Somaliland you love for the good of Awdal. Let our Awdal go.
Main points:
Samaroons must put pressure on the government to do the right thing and bring justice to Awdal.
Ma aha inay Awdal ku waydo xaqeeda inankeedaa madaxwayne ah, hence, Justice must prevail.
Awdal must not go to vote. No justice, no voting.
Samaroons must unite for the sake of Samaroon dignity.
In the mean time while murderers are in the loose, Somaliland must take its flag from Samaroon land and bring it back together with the murderers. Only after, Samaroons must renegotiate about the confederacy or exit for good.
In conclusion
The good thing that the Samaroons I talked to agreed upon was the fact that there is a need for the Samaroons to revive their dignity. I am pleased to have heard them say that they are all ready to do anything just to strengthen the unity and revive the Samaroon dignity. Be reminded that united we stand tall and divided we all fall. Hence, why fall while we can stand up together strong.
Suleiman Abdi Dugsiye
This article was first published on August 30,2009
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