Soldier reportedly shoots dead 14-year-old boy in Jowhar

GOOBJOOG NEWS/JOWHAR: A government soldier reportedly shot dead a 14 year old boy in Jowhar town Monday night following an altercation, sources said.

Sources said that Osman Hundow was accosted by a Somali government soldier, who robbed him of his mobile phone and shot at him severally before fleeing the scene. 

The deceased, identified as Abdirahman Sheikh Osman Hundow, schooled at Sheikh Hassan Barsane Primary School in Jowhar.

Middle Shabelle Governor Ahmed Meyre Makaraan Ahmed Faal, accompanied by police officers, visited the scene and conducted a brief search, promising to leave no stone unturned in the search of the culprit. 

The killing of the has elicited a sharp reaction from Jowhar residents  who demanded action from the government.