By Salaad Iidow Hasan, Hiiraan Online

MOGADISHU – Today Ethiopian Woyanne troops have disarmed the Mayor of the city of Afgoye, Mr. Mohamed Omar Mudey.

The Mayor who at the time he was disarmed was being escorted by his security forces in two vehicles was crossing the bridge in Afgoye. Ethiopian Woyanne troops at the bridge stopped his vehicles and took the guns his security guard were carrying.

It is not clear yet as to why Ethiopian Woyanne troops disarmed the Mayor who twice in the past survived bomb attacks thought to have been planted by groups opposed to the Woyanne-backed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the presence of the Ethiopian Woyanne troops in Somalia.

The disarmament of the Mayor has come at a time when unconfirmed reports are circulating about a large Ethiopian Woyanne and TFG troops who are on their way to the city.

Recently, security forces of the city clashed with TFG troops trained in Ethiopian Woyanne who were on their way to Mogadishu on foot. It is not clear if there is a relationship between the two incidents.

The Mayor’s office has not released any comments related to the incident.