Somalia: Two civilians killed, burned in parliament speaker’s home after Baidoa takeover
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Two civilians from the clan of toppled Southwest state leader Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagaren were killed and their bodies burned inside the home of Somalia’s parliament speaker, Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe, in what a former security official described as a reprisal attack following the federal government’s takeover of Baidoa last week. Mahad […]
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MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Two civilians from the clan of toppled Southwest state leader Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagaren were killed and their bodies burned inside the home of Somalia’s parliament speaker, Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe, in what a former security official described as a reprisal attack following the federal government’s takeover of Baidoa last week.
Mahad Abdirahman, the former Custodial Corps chief, made the allegation in an interview with Gaylan Media, saying he had evidence but did not provide it. He said the incident took place at the speaker’s residence in Baidoa and that the charred bodies of the victims were still at the doorstep at the time he spoke. The account could not be independently verified.
Abdirahman, who was dismissed from his post just days before federal forces moved on Baidoa, also addressed why regional forces did not resist despite years of training. He said they faced a far larger and better-equipped force, backed by military aircraft and armored vehicles, and chose a strategy focused on survival rather than direct confrontation.
Asked about roughly 2,000 former regional fighters still loyal to Laftagaren in Awdinle, near Baidoa, Abdirahman said the group remains in a defensive posture. He said they do not intend to attack Baidoa but would defend themselves if federal forces launch a similar offensive.
The developments come as Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is in Baidoa alongside cabinet ministers and other federal officials. Some are seen as potential contenders to fill the leadership vacuum left by Laftagaren’s removal.
Abdirahman accused federal authorities of acting against the region’s interests, pointing to widespread looting and unrest that followed the takeover of Baidoa as evidence of what he described as a broader pattern of destruction rather than governance.
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