Monday ,April 22, 2024 {HMC}  Police in Mogadishu have arrested a TikTok influencer named Hanad Abdirahman Mohamed Gariraye for spreading indecent videos on social media.

In a statement on Sunday, the police command in the Banadir region announced that the Somali Police Force at the Hodan Police Station apprehended the young man for upholding the country’s laws. The police added that legal action would be taken against anyone violating the law and community morals.

The arrest was made following outrage sparked among the Somali community after Gariraye posted videos of himself on social media wearing women’s clothes and dancing.

It comes a few days after the police in Hargeisa arrested Ugbaad Mohamud Abdi, popularly known as Ugbaad Aragsan, on allegations of circulating indecent videos.

The police statement alleged that the content distributed by the singer violated specific cultural and religious norms, particularly regarding modesty and respect for traditional values.

Monday ,April 22, 2024 {HMC} Kenya Defence Forces officers escort the coffin of the Chief of the Kenyan Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla during the farewell service at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 20, 2024. Ten senior commanders, including chief of the Kenya Defense Forces Francis Ogolla, were killed in a helicopter crash in northwestern Kenya on Thursday. (Photo by Allan Mutiso/Xinhua)

Kenya Defence Forces officers escort the coffin of the Chief of the Kenyan Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla during the farewell service at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 20, 2024. Ten senior commanders, including chief of the Kenya Defense Forces Francis Ogolla, were killed in a helicopter crash in northwestern Kenya on Thursday. (Photo by Allan Mutiso/Xinhua)

Kenya Defence Forces officers escort the coffin of the Chief of the Kenyan Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla during the farewell service at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 20, 2024. Ten senior commanders, including chief of the Kenya Defense Forces Francis Ogolla, were killed in a helicopter crash in northwestern Kenya on Thursday. (Photo by Allan Mutiso/Xinhua)

Kenya’s President William Ruto (1st L, front) and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (3rd L, front) attend the farewell service of Kenyan Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 20, 2024. Ten senior commanders, including chief of the Kenya Defense Forces Francis Ogolla, were killed in a helicopter crash in northwestern Kenya on Thursday. (Photo by Allan Mutiso/Xinhua)

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Monday ,April 22, 2024 {HMC} The Ugandan government has said that its troops will remain in Somalia, even if the ATMIS peacekeeping mission ends.

Nathan Mugisha, the deputy chief of operations of the Ugandan forces in Somalia, said that the Ugandan forces will continue to operate in Somalia, which he noted is part of the proposal after the ATMIS operation.

“Uganda will be here in any form,” he told reporters, adding that the Security Council asked them to stay in Somalia, and he said they accepted.

This officer said that Al-Shabaab took advantage of the reduction in the number of ATMIS troops and launched attacks on ATMIS bases, saying that they have regained the captured land.

The Ugandan commander also told Sunday Monitor that even if the UPDF is expelled from the new forces, it will continue its presence in Somalia to secure their supplies and equipment.