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At least seven people are killed and injured and several prisoners escape in an attack on a National

2025 Mogadishu prison attack — At least seven people are killed and injured and several prisoners escape in an attack on a National Intelligence and Security Agency prison by militant group Al-Shabaab in Mogadis

Published October 4, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 Mogadishu prison attack.

At least seven people are killed and injured and several prisoners escape in an attack on a National Intelligence and Security Agency prison by militant group Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu, Somalia. The Somali government reports that no civilian or security officers were killed, and that all seven attackers were killed. [https://apnews.com/article/somalia-attack-prison-alshabab-mogadishu-godka-jilacow-f0661455c93886de0535c066a19b7c24 (AP)] [https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Oct/203186/suspected_al_shabaab_militants_attack_mogadishu_s_godka_jilacow_prison.aspx?utm_source=hiiraan&utm_medium=SomaliNewsUpdateFront (Hiiraan Online)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-10-04).