Al-Shabaab militants. [Photo: bbc.com]
Hundreds of witnesses watched as Al-Shabaab militants stoned a 44-year-old man to death.
According to Somalia's South-central Bay region Regional governor representing the al Qaeda-linked insurgency, Dayow Mohamed, was stoned in Ramo Adey village.
It is reported that the deceased involved in adultery, hence the punishment, Sunday.
The Al-Shabaab's action was to pass a reminder that they were still strong to carry out public executions, despite losing its grip on most towns and cities.
Moalim Geedow told Reuters that Hassan was buried neck-deep in a hole then pelted with stones."The man was married with two wives and children. He was publicly stoned to death today for committing adultery according to the Islamic sharia," Geedow said, the Star reported, May 29, 2017.
"The man had a third woman who was a divorcee. He did not have her according to sharia. He deceived her, saying that he went to a sheikh (local leader) and that he married her. However, when the woman got pregnant, the two families debated and there was no trace of valid matrimony. The court ruled he did not marry her legally and he was stoned to death."Al-Shabaab has lost control of most towns and cities to a 22,000-strong AMISOM peacekeeping soldiers in Somalia.