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Somalia MP to spend another night in Mandera police cell

Synage on the main entrance to Mandera Law Court. [Courtesy]

A member of parliament from Somalia's Jubaland state will today spend a second night at Mandera police station after he was arrested at the bus check point on Monday.

According to a charge sheet seen by The Standard, Yussuf Mohamed Gurhan was nabbed while in possession of a Kenyan identify card he allegedly obtained by false pretense.

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