ABDIQANI HASSANI  06THE security minister of a Somali regional administration said on Wednesday he had defected along with hundreds of troops and allied himself to President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who faces calls by rivals to quit after his term as national leader ended. Abdirashid Janan, security minister of the semi-autonomous Jubbaland state, said he had defected together with 400 troops from Jubbaland's forces, potentially bolstering the position of the president, known in Somalia by his nickname 'Farmajo'. Mohamed is facing pressures to resign, including from Jubbaland and another semi-autonomous state, Puntland. Somalia's remaining three regional governments back him. The standoff…