Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid has vowed to do everything possible to bring to justice those responsible for the murder of former Somali Defense minister Muhudin Mohamed who was killed in car explosion on Monday “Everything will be done so that the organisers and perpetrators of the murder get the punishment they deserve,” he said. He called on Somali Security Forces to immediately bring the assassins of former Defense minister before the justice court.
The premier has strongly condemned the assassination attack, calling it a barbaric act, which has nothing to do with religion. “On behalf of the Federal Government, I extend condolences to the family of Muhudin who was killed in the bomb explosion,” said premier Omar. He added “The deceased was a patriot who served his country, his target was to see peaceful and united Somalia which recovered from the destruction caused by the civil war, he was also an energetic citizen.” According to Reuters, Al-Shabaab militants planted the car bomb that eliminated the minister.
“We are behind his killing,” Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, Al-Shabaab’s military operations spokesman said. Mohamed was born in 1954 in Mogadishu and attained his primary and secondary education in Mogadishu. He equally made significant contributions in the ministry for education during the reign of Siad Barre. Mohamad Haji served under the Transitional Federal Government led by the late President Abdullahi Yussuf in 2008. During this period, he briefly served as defence minister.