BAYDHABO (Kaab TV) – The South West State of Somalia administration today carried out a firing squad execution of a soldier from its Special Police Force who had recently killed a civilian over a sum of two US dollars.
The executed soldier killed a displaced civilian who was driving his vehicle after attempting to extort two dollars from him.
The killing took place in the Berdale district of Bay Region at the end of November 2025, following a financial dispute between the accused and the deceased.
The execution was carried out in an open area on the outskirts of Baydhabo, the capital of Bay Region. The soldier who was executed was identified as Cabdisamad Xasan Madnuur.
The 60th Division of the Armed Forces Court sentenced the soldier to death by firing squad as retribution (qisas) for the killing of Cabdiwahaab Cabdiraxmaan Yuusuf.
Present at the execution site were officials from the South West State administration, military officers, and the families of both the victim and the executed soldier.
The South West State Minister of Security, Xasan Cabduqaadir, stated at the scene that the verdict sends a clear message to the security forces, urging them to use their weapons to fight the enemy and not to abuse civilians whom they have sworn to protect.
Meanwhile, the 60th Division of the Armed Forces Court also sentenced Salaad Ibraahim Xuseen (Salaad Yare) to two years in military prison after finding him guilty of involvement in banditry-related acts that resulted in the killing and injury of civilians along the road connecting the Bay and Gedo regions.