According to the Hickory Record, the husband is quoted as saying, "Whoever did this, I forgive them for hitting us, but I can't forgive them for leaving us to die.
“Dawladda Federaal ku ma odhan karto waxaanu ula hadla ynaa Somaliland in aanu aqoonsi Siinn o,”Afhayeenka Ma daxwaynaha Soom