More on this story from yesterday.
[Garowe] A regional minister became the latest casualty of al-Shabaab
...... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa...terrorists, the Galmadug state announced on Saturday evening, following an unprecedented shooting in the capital Mogadishu, in the latest incident involving senior government officials and the Somalia-based krazed killers.
According to a statement issued by authorities in Dhusumareb, Farhiya Abdi Mohammed, the state minister for Transport and Aviation, was killed instantly by armed al-Shabaab holy warriors who were trailing her in the heavily fortified zone in the capital city, which is under surveillance by security forces.
It is not clear why the holy warriors targeted the minister but traditionally, al-Shabaab holy warriors have been targeting senior government officials, members of security forces, and even innocent civilians. The holy warriors have been on a Dire Revenge mission having been toppled from strategic towns by advancing security forces.
Reports of shooting in Mogadishu targeting regional minister. Local media reported that the regional state minister for transport and aviation for Galmudug
...a semiautonomous region in central Somalia, bordering Puntland on the north. Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation, but rather considers itself autonomous within the larger Somali federalism, for what that's worth...
State has been the target of an liquidation.
Officials blamed "Khawaarij" [term used to describe al-Shabaab] for the liquidation of Farhiya, who was described as a "diligent and hard-working" public servant. Ahmed Kaliye alias Qoorqoor, the president of Galmadug state, termed the death as "unfortunate" and a "massive blow" to the people of Galmadug.