Wednesday November 13, 2024
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has arrested two suspects linked to the murder of two business people in Mogadishu’s Darussalam district.
In a statement on Wednesday, NISA stated that the suspects killed businessmen Hilowle Ibrahim and Ahmed Samatar Ali. Authorities are currently pursuing a third suspect allegedly involved in the killings.
Al-Shabab militants have been attacking business owners and targeting their commercial areas in Mogadishu for the last two months. The recent uptick in violence follows a federal mandate requiring businesses to install surveillance cameras, a measure Al-Shabaab has publicly opposed.
In recent incidents, Al-Shabaab orchestrated explosions in the Garasbaley district, leading to fires that devastated both the Tabeela Sheikh Ibrahim neighbourhood market and the Safa and Marwa market in Elasha Biyaha, approximately 15 kilometres south of Mogadishu.