Somali Future Council denies plans to form armed group amid election dispute

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Future Council has denied allegations that opposition groups are planning to form an armed faction, insisting that they intend to seek political power through peaceful means amid growing tensions over the country's electoral process.Speaking in an interview with local media this week, council secretary and federal lawmaker Abdullahi Arab rejected claims that the opposition was preparing an armed rebellion against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's government.