Al Shabaab has finally confirmed the killing of the chief mastermind of the Garissa University College attack , Mohamed Mohamud Ali alias Gamadhere. He is suspected to have organised the terror attack on Garissa University that left 148 people dead. 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. Read: Garissa University reopens after massacre that left 147 dead "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.

Source: The Star June 20, 2016 08:26 UTC