Galka’yo (RBC) Reports from central Somalia say that unidentified armed men gunned down a security officer in the Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland on Monday evening.
Ahmed Mohamed Dhagaweyne, who was Mudug region coordinator for Puntland security ministry was shot to dead by unknown assailants in Garsoor neighborhood at Galka’yo town, the provincial capital of Mudug region around 7.00 pm local time.
According to eyewitness who spoke to RBC Radio via phone at least one other person was wounded Monday evening.
The regional police command did not comment on the assassination and no one was reportedly arrested for the murdering of the security officer.
Before joining into the ministry of security, late Ahmed Mohamed Dhagaweyne has served as the head of Puntland Mine Action which affiliated to the United Nations program on Mine Action Service in Somalia.
Galka’yo, a divided central Somalia town has been relatively secure in the past months after continuous security operations by the regional police but residents now fear growing clan related kidnappings could incite insecurity activities.
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