MOGADISHU (Kaab TV) – Two days before a secret meeting took place inside Villa Somalia between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and MP Jacfar Abuukar, businessman Gallad — who is said to have bought land in Dayniile from the president for $27 million in cash — arranged the meeting.
The meeting came after MP Jacfar recently delivered a fiery speech in Dayniile, accusing authorities of illegally seizing land from local residents. He also urged Dayniile residents to resist the businessmen encroaching on their land.
According to reliable sources, businessman Gallad personally secured the appointment from Villa Somalia, and MP Jacfar was secretly brought in using the president’s motorcade.
For nearly two hours, the President and the MP failed to reach an understanding. Jacfar reportedly told the President:
“Mr. President, there is not much I need. I am not seeking a job for any Murusade person, nor for anyone from my sub-clan. I have never called your office for such favors.”
After a long exchange, President Hassan Sheikh allegedly said to the MP:
“Honorable MP, I gave that Dayniile land to this man (Gallad). Step aside from it, and tell me what you want.”
MP Jacfar insisted that he wanted nothing for himself. Instead, he requested that residents not be charged more than the price used to regularize land in the Soonakey neighborhood of Hodan—$8,000. He added that residents of Dayniile could only afford $5,000–$6,000, and he rejected the idea that businessman Gallad could sell each plot for $15,000–$20,000. He argued that, logically, Dayniile should not cost more than areas like Wadajir, Hodan, or Howlwadaag, where land is officially regularized at lower rates.
After two hours of stalled discussions, businessman Gallad — feeling financial pressure from the ongoing negotiations — joined the meeting. He reportedly told the President that MP Jacfar could be persuaded if he were offered the position of Director of Immigration in exchange for dropping his objections to the Dayniile land deal and the proposed pricing.
Although the President and his associate Gallad tried to win him over, sources say MP Jacfar firmly refused, arguing that he could not trade his political integrity for a deal that would displace or disgrace his clan during a transitional period. The meeting ended with a vague agreement to “meet again,” and the MP later traveled to Nairobi, Kenya.
Frustrated that he did not secure the deal he wanted, Gallad urged the President to find a quick solution, saying he had invested heavily in the land.
According to Gallad, his expenses included:
$4,000 per plot – Villa Somalia
$2,000 per plot – Muungaab
$1,000 per plot – Macallin Mahdi (operation fee)
$1,000 per plot – Demolition forces (soldiers’ planning)
The businessman now feels he is facing a major financial loss, as his plan to sell each plot for over $15,000 appears to have collapsed, with MP Jacfar blocking the scheme and insisting on much lower prices. Meanwhile, local residents see the dispute as a rare conflict that actually benefits them, as it prevents excessive pricing.
Gallad is currently seeking a solution that does not involve force. On the other hand, MP Jacfar and the Murusade community say they have prepared a response that does not involve begging.