Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
3 November 2007
Mogadishu — Reports from central Somalia say Ethiopian armed forces have crossed the border entering in Goldogob district in Mudug region in central Somalia on early Saturday morning.
According to Goldogob residents, the Ethiopians with armored vehicles and battle wagons have crossed into Goldogob district raiding an Islamic school and then taking two Quranic teachers with them from the school.
The Ethiopians are holding the two teachers in an area which few kilo meters away from the town.
It is unspecific why these two teachers have been taken away by the Ethiopians but some reports suggest that local elders are waging dramatic efforts to secure their release.
In the meantime, Ethiopians have also ordered the closure of an independent privately owned Radio FM station in the town.
Alhikma Quranic Radio has been on air for only two weeks and it is a privately-owned radio that was recently established in Goldogob town.
It is not clear the motives behind the closure of this newly set-up Radio but Goldogob inhabitants say the radio began airing the developments in the Somali capital Mogadishu in which many Somalis in Ogden region widely listen.
Abdurrahman Warsame, one of Alhikma Quranic staffers, told Radio Shabelle that none of their employees was detained, adding that, he is unaware of the main reasons Ethiopian forces closed down their radio station.
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