On 2nd November 2025, six local journalists were briefly detained by Somali police in Wadajir District, Mogadishu, while attempting to report on the shooting of a young student, allegedly killed by an armed National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) soldier during an exchange of gunfire. The journalists had arrived at the scene to cover the incident when police intervened.
According to the journalists, their arrest was ordered by Banadir Regional Police Commander Moalim Mahdi before they could conduct interviews or record footage. The detention disrupted their reporting activities, but they were held for approximately one hour at Wadajir Police Station before being released later the same day. The detained journalists are:
- Ibrahim Hassan Ahmed – Reporter, Hirasho TV
- Abdi Khani Said Mohamed – Cameraman, Hirasho TV
- Sakariye Ahmed Hassan – Cameraman, Daash Somali TV
- Hibo Mohamed Mohamud – Reporter, Daash Somali TV
- Mohamed Abdi Hassan – Reporter, M24 TV
- Osman Hassan Mokoma – Reporter, Five Somali TV
For some of the journalists, this was their second detention in 2025, including Mohamed Abdi Hassan, who has now been detained twice this year.