The suspects are accused of being members of the outlawed Al-Shabaab militants and murdering of several civilians and soldiers.

Police spokesman Gen. Abdullahi Hassan Barise said one of the suspects, Ilyas Aden Hassan, has earlier killed two police officers and a civilian in Baidoa.

Barise alleged that during the incident, the suspect addressed people at the site of the incident, justifying his brutal the killings.

Another suspect, Mohamed Abdulkadir Hassan, is also accused of being an Al-Shabaab member and has on 19 of this month allegedly shot dead an officer at Bakara market in Mogadishu.

According the Barise, the third suspect who is a woman only identified as Yurub is a member of the dreaded Al-Shabaab militant group.

He alleged that Yurub’s husband was the suicide bomber who recently blew himself up outside the presidential palace, adding that police are conducting further investigations to determine her alleged links with the militant group.

In a separate incident, Barise said they are holding another suspect Abdi Jamaal Abdillahi Heyle who is accused of killing Dr. Abdikarin Mohamud Khalif Shire in an extortion attempt.