Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

Somalia: Presidential House Guards Handover PMs Houses Control

19 November 2008


Mogadishu — The Somali government troops were guarding the security of the Somali prime minister Nor Hassan Husseins house have wrestled the control of the house of as parts of the influences caused by the disagreement within the two top government leaders, officials told Shabelle on Wednesday.

The reports say that the government troops were guarding the house of the premier have been informed to leave from the house and they were told that they had no concerns on the houses security and to set out.

The reports further said that some officials have dragged feet to leave but Ethiopian officials ordered them to walk off from the house.

Armed Ethiopian and Somali military forces have arrived at the house to replace the kicked out soldiers those returned to the presidential palace.

This matter was interconnected to the heated disagreements between the president and the prime minister that had spread out to the other government officials.

Its yet who gave the order of the Premiers house guards dismissal.

Somali military spokesman Dahir Hersi has put a side that they (troops) have been affected by the difference within the government leaders.

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