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Somali Police Arrest Man Who Killed Prominent Mogadishu Resident

Somali Police Force (SPF) officers have arrested a man accused of killing a prominent resident of Mogadishu.

The man accused of murdering Abubakar Mohamed Nourani is a tax collection officer.

Nourani’s brother claims that the tax collection officer committed the crime over 5,000 Somali Shillings, which is roughly US$0.2.

The 65-year-old Nourani was a prominent resident of Hamarweyne in Mogadishu.

Police officers who arrested the tax officer confirmed that they would arraign him at Banadir Regional Court in the next few days.