Friday April 29, 2022
Osman Salad Dahir (L) and his friend, Shueyb Leeleefow (R) . Leeleefow was charged with Dahir''s murder by police. SUPPLIED
Mogadishu (HOL) - A Somali Police Officer and budding actor, Osman Salad Dahir, also known as "Atoora Badda" or Beach Actor, was killed on Thursday in the Taleh neighbourhood of Mogadishu.
Osman was allegedly killed while distributing Iftar meals in Taleh to the less fortunate as he did on most Ramadan evenings.
Police have arrested his friend, Shueyb Leeleefow, in connection with the murder. It is alleged that Leeleefow shot his friend at close range three times after Osman Salad Dahir refused to let him steal the charity funds.
A police spokesperson said that Leeleefow confessed to the murder.
The accused said that the violence began with a knife, but the victim pulled out a pistol. Leeleefow said that he disarmed Dahir and killed him with his firearm.
Before the arrest, Mogadishu residents widely suspected that Al-Shabaab militants had carried out the murder.
Leeleefow will appear at the Banadir Regional Cout in the coming days for his arraignment.
His death was very shocking, felt by the youth of Mogadishu, who used to be an entertainer and an activist who encouraged people to help each other.
Before joining the Somali police, he was known for holding entertainment programmes for young people on Lido beach, which were very popular.