Mondey 24, Nov 2025 {HMC} A Somali military court has on Sunday issued a series of sentences including the death penalty, prison terms, and acquittals against individuals accused of carrying out brutal killings in Wanlaweyn and Yaaqbariweyne districts of the Lower Shabelle region.
The case, closely followed by the Somali public, involved the shocking killing and burning of an elderly man with mental illness, an incident that triggered widespread outrage across the country.
The Somali Armed Forces Court of First Instance sentenced the following men to death by firing squad: Hassan Buule Isaaq, Yusuf Adan Hussein (Suuley), Abshir Cabdow Hassan Made, Mohamed Sayid Omar Awbiime, Omarey Iskoy Maame, Abuukar Da’uud Osman, Liibaan Abuukar Omar (Shiine), Yusuf Abuukey Maamo, and Jamaal Mohamed Qaadi.
The group was convicted of involvement in a mass killing in Warta Osman about 8 km from Wanlaweyn in which 12 people were murdered, as well as the killing and burning of Isaaq Da’uud Mohamed in Wanlaweyn.
The court also handed down death sentences in absentia to several individuals not currently in government custody: Ali Isxaaq Guuleed (Ali Yaris), Fu’aad Ahmed Mohamed (Duqow), Deqow Osman Nunow, Isse Abdi Mohamed (Alaan), Hussein Mohamed Qasim, and Abdi Mohamed Osman (Abdi Tuure). They are accused of carrying out a deadly attack on the Yaaqbariweyne well that killed five people and wounded five others.
Additionally, the court sentenced Abdifitaah Sokorey Gaduudow, Daahir Mukhtaar Shibow, Saah Hussein Ali, Abdihamid Abdullahi Siidow, Mohamed Daahir Osman, and Muslimo Abdi Kuusow to five years in military prison each for their roles in the burning of the elderly man.
Meanwhile, Ahmed Salah Abuukar, Qasim Abdi Hassan Amin, Abuukar Yusuf Ali Ahmed, and Osman Abdulle Aliyow were acquitted and released after the prosecution failed to prove their involvement.
The killings were linked to clan revenge attacks that have escalated in Wanlaweyn and Yaaqbariweyne districts, contributing to ongoing insecurity in the Lower Shabelle region.
Source Hiiraan Online
