Mother of slain rickshaw driver stated son was killed in spite of paying 10K SOS bribe

Mogadishu (AX) – A police officer killed an autorickshaw operator, Mohamed Hassan ‘Djibouti’, on Thursday for 10,000 Somali shillings – much less than $0.50 – in Mogadishu.

Eyewitnesses say the slain man paid the ten,000 bribe at an unlawful checkpoint however was nevertheless shot lifeless for unknown motives.

“The deceased was deliberately killed after he paid a bribe of 10,000 Somali shillings in cash. When he paid, the policeman at the checkpoint followed him on a motorcycle and shot him as if he was an enemy. After being shot, he asked the officer. , “what do you want from me? I have paid “He died as a end result of the bullet in his artery,” said an onlooker.

The witness added that after killing Mohamed, the soldier handed his weapon to another officer at the checkpoint and quietly slipped away without speaking to anyone.

Ra’wi Osman, the deceased’s mother, told the media that her son was the sole breadwinner.

“My son was killed unjustly. Even although he paid the bribe, he was killed in bloodless blood. He acquired up early and went to work to help his household, however now he’s gone.

Osman referred to as on the authorities to carry justice to his household.

“I demand the arrest of the soldier who killed my son.”

Civilians – particularly younger guys driving autorickshaws – are more and more being killed by authorities troopers who’re purported to guard them. Residents of Mogadishu have seen that the killings often show up late inside the morning – often earlier than midday – simply because the khaat planes are unloaded and about to hit neighborhood markets.

Mohamed Hayle was shot by safety whilst inside his ‘Bajaj’ autorickshaw taxi after a temporary altercation.

Hayle’s fellow Bajaj driver launched an indication demanding the arrest of the officer who killed Hayle, however the authorities has not made any arrests public.

Earlier this month, the navy courtroom in Mogadishu sentenced a soldier to loss of life for murdering Abubakar Mohamed Nourani, a small dealer in Mogadishu’s Hamarweyne district. The courtroom stated the 65-year-old sufferer was killed for five,000 Somali shillings or much less than 1 / 4 of a greenback USD.