Journalist Mohamud Mohamed Yusuf, nicknamed Ninile, of Radio Holy Quran (IQK) was shot twice in the stomach around 08:00am (local time) at Afarta Jardin junction in north Mogadishu, according to Mohamed Abdi Gedi, Editor-in-chief of IQK.

Yusuf, 22, died of blood loss after being left on the side of the road for almost three hours without medical assistance, as fighters were firing shots whoever that wanted to take the journalist the hospital. He left from the Radio station after reading the news headlines at 07:30am, according to Mohamed Abdi.

“We are sending our condolences to family and colleagues of Mohamud Mohamed Yusuf. We denounce the fighting in Mogadishu and demand immediate end of war,” said Abdirisak Omar Ismail, Chairperson of the Supreme Council of NUSOJ.

The late journalist was a reporter, newscaster and sometimes producer for IQK Radio. When the bullets hit him, he was assigned to cover the ongoing fighting in the neighbourhoods of the FM station.

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