Al Shabaab has finally confirmed the killing of the chief mastermind of the Garissa university attack, Mohamed Mohamud Ali alias Gamadhere.
The militant group released a five-page document on Saturday where they eulogised their commander as a martyr, after he was killed on 1st June.Gamadhere was killed together with three militants in Farwamo, 30kms north of Kismayo.
They died during an operation carried out by Juba regional state of Somalia security forces who were aided by US special forces and air crafts.
“We console ourselves and out nation for the martyrdom of Musim knight commander […] Mohamed Mohamud Ali with hands accepted by God in paradise and raise his grades,” the statement read in part.
Gamadhere was Al Shabaab’s leader for Juba region. He was also a madrasa teacher, and worked for al-Haramain Foundation between 1993 and 1995, before the institution was closed.
The former commander joined Al Shabaab in early 2000 after being motivated by the ideology of the Islamic Courts Union to establish Islamic statehood in Somalia.
He is suspected to have organized the terror attack on Garissa University that left 148 people dead.