Beledweyne,(insidesomalia.org)- The Islamic courts union has revealed that there is advanced investigation regarding the killing of Somali peace elder Dahar Hersi Hoshow who was killed in the town of Beledweyne, central Somalia.

The military operations of the UIC sheikh Abdirahin Isse Addow who contacted to Shabelle has dislosed that the investigation that is being required to capture the killers of Mr.Hoshow is close to finish soon.

“We appointed a committee on this matter and they told us that they will submit soon the assassins of the peace elder” Isse said.

Despite Isse’s remarks reports from Beledweyne town say that the Islamists officials are conducting massive follow a line of investigations aimed to seize the assasins of the chairman of Hiran region elders.

Da’ar Hersi Hoshow was gunned down by two unknown armed men with pistols in the exchange currency market of Baleweyne town.

"Several bullets were fired on his head and he died on the spot," Halim Omar Dhuhol, a resident of the area told Shabelle by telephone. "The men disappeared immediately after they killed him".

"Hoshow was a negotiator for the withdrawal of the Ethiopian troops and to prevent the town from being turned into a war-zone," Omar Dahir, an elder of the region, told Shabelle.

It is not clear the motive behind the killing of the elder, but it is believed that is part of the targeting of prominent personalities as well as aid workers.

Local residents have said that this is the first time in recent times that such a senior clan elder had been tageted and killed by insurgents. Somalia had been plunged into anarchy after the overthrow of former President Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991, when warlords used their clan-based militias to remove Barre only to turn on each other for power, leading to constant inter-clan war which left thousands killed and millions displaced.

Source: Shabelle Media Network