Gunmen Kill A Civilian Outside A Mosque In Afgoye

Unidentified Gunmen have shot and killed a civilian outside a mosque in the southern town of Afgoye in Lower Shabelle region on Sunday evening, witnesses said.

A witness told Radio Shabelle that the civilian whose name has not yet been identified was gunned down outside a mosque in the town by assailants armed with pistols.

The culprits fled from the crime scene before the arrival of the local security forces who later conducted manhunt and searches in the area, but, no arrest has been reported so far.

No group has yet claimed credit for the murder, which was the latest in a string of killings and attacks in the agriculture-rich district, situated some 30Km northwest of Mogadishu.

On Saturday, a businessman was shot dead inside his shop in the town by Al Shabaab assassins. It was unclear the motive behind his killing, according to the Police.