Somalia leaders extend condelnce to Mogadishu Police Commissioner who was killed on Friday

Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo have expressed their condolences over the killing of Mogadishu’s Police Commissioner, Farhan Mohamoud Adan ‘Qarole’ in a landmine explosion in the Middle Shabelle region.

The explosion killed the commander, his two bodyguards, and Somali state media’s police correspondent occurred on Friday morning near Bal’ad district, 35km north of Mogadishu.

President Hassan sheikh and Prime Minister Hamse said that Brigadier General Farhan Mohamud Adan and the soldiers who died were committed to liberating the country from al Shabab to give their people a dignified life.

“Brigadier General Farhan Mohamud Adan and other martyred soldiers have sacrificed their time and lives to help the Somali people live in peace, and they have put in a lot of effort to eradicate the terrorists,” said President Hassan Sheikh.

Sources say that Qarole’s convoy struck a roadside bomb that the militant group planted before evacuating the Basra area, a strategic region that connects the Lower and Middle Shabelle.

Qarole survived at least two previous assassination attempts while Banadir’s police chief, including an attack in July 2021 that killed nine people and a recent attack days before the presidential election in May that killed eight.