Somali woman killed by Islamists for 'adultery'

Aisha Ibrahim was stoned to death for adultery. Mareeg

Islamic courts union administration in the town of Kismayo carried out death penalty on Somali woman for allegedly committing adultery, officials said on Monday.

Residents report said that the woman whose name Aisha Ibrahim that was 23 years old was stoned by villagers to death at Vekio stadium when she was found guilty of making adultery - this kind of punishment allowed under Islamic law and more commonly reported under the Islamic countries.

The edict was issued by a leading cleric but the Islamic officials in the town told Shabelle that the girl asked them to castigate on her crimes according to the Islam.

They also said that they’ve lastly decided to carry out death sentence on her.