[SHABELLENEWS] Gunmen believed to be Al-Shabaab... the personification of Somali state failure...
members have shot and killed a well-known Somali elder in Mogadishu on Wednesday morning, witnesses said.
The witnesses, speaking to Radio Shabelle identified the elder as Abdulkadir Sheikh Hussein Farey, saying he killed by two gunnies at close range outside his house in Waberi district.
The killers managed to escape the scene after the shooting. It is yet unclear the motive behind the killing of the elder, but, Police said investigation is underway.