NAIROBI http://www.ducksauthority.com/authentic-max-jones-ducks-jersey/ , Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The death of Al-Shabaab's kingpin, Ahmed Abdi Godane, on Sept. 1 has not diminished the security threat posed by the Somalia militant group in the larger East and Horn of Africa region.


Security and diplomacy scholars who spoke to Xinhua on Wednesday stated that Godane's demise only dealt a minimal blow to the terror network http://www.ducksauthority.com/authentic-logan-shaw-ducks-jersey/ , and hence needing vigilance.


Godane died at dawn following air strikes from U.S. forces. He was among top ten most wanted terror kingpins globally with a bounty on his head.


Kenyan security experts who have researched extensively on Al- Shabaab noted that Godane was both an inspirational figure and a tactical leader, who converted a local militant group into a lethal terror network.


"Godane has been a mercurial figure who is credited with transforming Al-Shabaab into a terror network with global reach. It is during his tenure that Al-Shabaab became an Al-Qaida franchise," remarked Martin Nguru http://www.ducksauthority.com/authentic-korbinian-holzer-ducks-jersey/ , a diplomacy scholar at the University of Nairobi.


Nguru has researched extensively on regional and global security trends. During an interview with Xinhua, Nguru stated that Al-Shabaab remains a mortal threat to peace and security in the east African region.


"As a region, we cannot afford to be complacent in the light of a rapidly evolving face of terror. Godane is dead but his diabolical ideology still inspires many disaffected young males in Somalia and east Africa http://www.ducksauthority.com/authentic-kevin-bieksa-ducks-jersey/ ," said Nguru.


Kenya has borne the brunt of Al-Shabaab's terror more than any other country in the region.


Al-Shabaab militants have attacked Kenyan civilians with abandon since 2011 when the country deployed its soldiers to Somalia.


The Al-Shabaab's reign of terror inside the Kenyan soil culminated on Sept. 21 last year when the militants staged a four- day siege at the upscale Westgate mall in Nairobi. During the Westgate attack, at least 67 people lost their lives while hundreds sustained injuries.


Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta hailed Godane's death and vowed to partner with the