Hundreds of people living at Ex-Carwada in Mogadishu Hodan district protested the illegal eviction carried out by the government on their residents, cursed the wealthy business people and  lamenting that they do not have any place to go.

"We have been living here since 1990 and but now the government is selling the land to wealthy business people” A local protestor said, "We call for the Somali government and the Mogadishu Mayor to intervene the situation.”

Some of the protestors were reciting Quran, while others chanted, "Down .. Down.. Hassan Sheikh"

Later in the day Intense gunfire was reported area as rival militias clashed over the eviction of locals from the ex-Carwada Taleex site. Government militia initiated the eviction operation, attempting to clear the area of local residents. However, another militia intervened, attacking to halt the evictions.

The National Movement Against Oppression (Dulmidiid Qaran), a human rights organization, condemned the move and called upon the government to immediately stop the evictions.  The organization warned those involved in the evictions including the Mayor of Mogadishu, Mohamed Ahmed Amiir,  UK citizen, that such evictions to constitute human rights violations and could have its own consequences.

"The Mayor of Mogadishu have lived peacefully in the UK, received asylum and all basic needs a person could have from the UK government, that experience must reflect his own decisions and other people’s right live peacefully.” Shurie Mohamed, Chair of the National Movement Against Oppression (Dulmidiid Qaran) said, "We also warn the business people who are buying that the public properties to refrain from doing further suffering to the poor people.”

In Mogadishu, enforced evictions persist as internally displaced persons (IDPs) and vulnerable families are removed from public lands, which are then sold to wealthy businessmen. Among the sites affected by these sales include former military camps, a public cemetery, schools and several abandoned government ministry buildings, leaving displaced  residents in dire circumstances.

Many Somali banks are on the verge of collapse after using depositors' money to buy public land from the government and invested in real estate, building houses in the hope of making a profit. However, the houses were deemed unfit for habitation, resulting in the loss of tenants and the inability to resell the land.