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Tuesday 20 June 2017

Update: Soldier who shot Somalia's youngest-ever minister has been sentenced to death

In May 2017, Somalia’s youngest minister was shot dead in an incident close to the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu.

The 31-year-old Abbas Abdullahi Sheik Siraji was appointed Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction by Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Kheyre March. Now, a military court in Somalia has sentenced a soldier to death by firing squad over the fatal shooting of the late minister...



The BBC however reports that the soldier, whose lawyers said the shooting was an accident, can appeal the ruling. The officer reportedly mistook the minister for an Islamic militant before shooting him inside his car.

7 comments:

Alloy Chikezie said...

How unfortunate.

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Emma said...

the shooting was not an accident. how can you mistakenly shoot a government convoy. it

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means he opened fire without even looking at the license plate number to know the person.

OSINANL said...

GOOD...

Chinedu said...

Way to go... As quick as possible...

And rev king is still awaiting execution

Chinedu said...

Way to go... As quick as possible...

And rev king is still awaiting execution

Unknown said...

Good for them.

Unknown said...

AN ACCIDENT? I DOUBT! SOMALI ABOKI. ALL THESE ABOKI WHEN THEY RECRUIT PUT FOR ARMY, WHEN NO SABI READ, NO SO THEIR OWN THEY BE. AND I HOPE SAY THIS SENTENCE, NO GO BE LIKE THE SENTENCE OF REVEREND KING WHEN THEM NO FIT EXECUTE TILL TODAY? WEY THE MURDERER DEY OPEN HIS MOUTH THEY TALK SAY - "NO BODY FIT EXECUTE AM", AND HIM DEY PRISON DEY ORGANISE CRUSADE, THEY COLLECT OFFERING?

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