Bomb blast kills DC in southern Somalia

Somali government officials and members of the Federal Parliament have condemned the killing of the governor by Al-Shabaab which claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.

News Keydmedia Online
11 October 2022

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The commissioner of Qoryoley district in the Lower Shabelle region, Sayid Ali Ibrahim, was killed in a blast on Tuesday that sent a shock wave among residents.

The attack becomes the latest in a series of attacks in Somalia as local forces backed by residents and AU troops are battling against Al-Shabaab in multi-fronts in central regions.

Witnesses say one of the DC's bodyguards also died in the blast that took place early in the morning outside a restaurant near the bridge in the Qoryoley district.

The slain DC was doing a difficult job in a difficult place during a time that it was possible for a resident police force to control the town and protect its security from Al-Shabaab.

Qoryoley which is an agriculture-rich district in southern Somalia was taken from Al-Shabaab in 2014 by the Somali and AU troops. It lies 120 kilometers southwest of the capital, Mogadishu.

Somali government officials and members of the Federal Parliament have condemned the killing of the governor by Al-Shabaab which claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.

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