The commander of police in Beledweyne of Hirshabelle told the media that investigations are underway for the men who shot dead the colonel and they are in custody and we have killed two armed men who participated in the assassination.
Beledweyne police officials told the media that the men who shot dead colonel Ahmed Hassan Birik were armed with pistols and hand grenades.
The commander of West Station said that when they heard the shots they responded when they arrived at the scene there was a fight between the security forces and the group that killed the police officer as he put it.
Hir-Shabelle security forces have called on the people of Beledweyne to work together with the security agencies to help deal with those involved in the ongoing insecurity in the region.
Captain Arab, a Beledweyne police officer, threatened that security forces would intensify operations against the perpetrators of the killings and other acts of insecurity.
In Beledweyne, there have been killings and explosions in recent days that have killed at least 20 people, and security officials have threatened to crack down on security and deal with the people behind
