Unidentified gunmen killed a well-known elder in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the latest series of attacks targeting elders, government officials and top civil society members.
In 2016 when Somalia held its first election since post-transitional government, unknown armed men killed dozens of people suspected to have participated the elections.
Abdi Ulusow was on his way home from Mosque when two men armed with pistols accosted and shot home in the head and chest several times in Hamar-jajab district.
Elder Abdi was from mosque shortly after evening prayer when two men approached him. They started shooting at him. The bullets hit him in chest and head,” a witness who sought anonymity for security reason told Halbeeg News.
The assailants managed to escape from the crime scene before the law enforcement reached the area, according to the eyewitness.
No group has so far claimed the responsibility for the attack against Adow.
The local authorities in Hamas Jajab district did comment on the latest attack that claimed the life of the elder.
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