An Al-Shabaab fighter has left the militia group and handed himself over to the government troops.
Reports indicate that Mohamed Abdi Hassan defected from the Al-Shabaab recently.
On Wednesday, he surrendered to government forces that were carrying out a military operation in the Bay region.
Authorities have confirmed that Hassan surrendered to military officers in Qansahdhere town on August 26.
The officers took him away for debriefing.