The Banadir regional court has sentenced four individuals linked to financing Al-Shabaab, revealing a significant funding operation.
Judge Salah Ali Mohamud sentenced Hassan Osman Aden to 13 years in prison and a $20,000 fine for his role in facilitating transfers to the terrorist group, along with collusion involving his wife, ex-wife, and daughter.
Three women—Fadumo Hassan Osman, Amina Abdullahi Abbabur, and Hasna Aweys Khasim—each received two-year prison sentences.
Prosecutors revealed that Hassan directed the opening of ten bank accounts used to funnel an alarming $12.6 million over four years.
Despite his defense claiming he had only $25 in his account, evidence indicated a coordinated effort to finance Al-Shabaab through family members.
