In Mogadishu, emotional reburials adhere to official regulations regarding cemetery grounds.

The Bulusiya School cemetery in Mogadishu is to be cleared of its dead by order of the Somali government so that the space can be used as a training ground for the Somali Navy. Numerous families have been compelled by this command to rebury and exhume their loved ones, which has resulted in severe emotional suffering and public outcry.

Sade Buulle, who recently dug up and reburied his grandmother Warsan Haji Mohamed, is one of the people impacted. When Warsan died at the end of 2019, he asked not to be buried in Mogadishu. Nevertheless, against her desires, the family buried her at Bulusiya School cemetery because of the COVID-19 pandemic and practical difficulties.

Thank God, it took us two days to extricate her from the five-year-old grave. "This shocked and saddened us," Sade remarked, addressing the psychological cost of the reburial procedure. at accordance with Warsan's initial request, her remains have now been reburied at Aabudwaq in the Galgaduud region.

According to BBC that Warsan, who lived to reach 100 years old, had specifically requested not to be buried in Mogadishu. "Grandmother requested not to be buried in Mogadishu in her will. While she was still able to speak, she asked for this. Unfortunately, given the COVID-19 virus's escalating severity at the time, we were unable to comply with her request. We decided it would be appropriate to bury her there alongside the other Muslims, Sade clarified.

Many mourners attended the second funeral prayer held at the reburial. "Today was even more depressing than the day she passed away and was buried.

I never imagined that my grandmother's few meters would be stolen from her. That shocked me, too," Sade continued. Families have been granted ten days by the Somali government to remove the dead from the Bulusiya School cemetery.

Abdulkadir Mohamed Noor, the minister of defense, stressed the land's significance to national interests and urged compliance during an interview this week. For the Somali people and the country at large, this is a vital problem. According to the Minister, there will be a navy coast guard stationed there.

Residents of Mogadishu have protested and generated controversy over the government's decision.

Protesters gathered close to the cemetery, brandishing placards and yelling anti-relocation chants while criticizing the administration for its perceived insensitivity and lack of openness.

Defense Minister Noor's assertions that the previous government intended to construct a hotel on the cemetery grounds were denied by former Somali government spokesman Abdirahman Osman, further complicating matters. "The allegations are baseless and aimed at justifying the current government's actions," said Osman.

Though it appears that the government of Somalia is interested in creating commercial space, this is not the first time that Hasan Sheikh's administration displacement for the citizens of Mogadishu; previously, during the first term, a sizable area was taken away from the people and replaced with a commercial area.