A Quran teacher in the outskirts of Mogadishu has refuted claims that he's one of many sons born to former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada.
Sheikh Abdullahi who runs Madrassa school in Mogadishu, had been mistaken for Idi Amin's son by a delegation of Ugandan leaders.
According to New Vision, Ugandan publication, Sheikh Abdullahi was positively identified by the delegation of MPs last Sunday during their Somali tour.
The team which was led by the state minister for defence, Col Charles Okello Engola, also visited a level II hospital in Mogadishu which is manned by UPDF doctors and nurses.
But Sheikh Abdullahi who confirmed meeting the delegation, on Thursday told Somali's biggest Radio station Garowe that he only met the team to pursue the plight of his son who had been knocked down by AMISOM convoy.
“I met with the visiting Ugandan officials to tell them the situation of my young son who was hit by AMISOM military vehicle and broke his leg in the past,” said Sheikh Abdullahi.
"They took a photo of me and said that I am a son to Idi Amin. They even said that they will link me to Uganda. I am a Somali and I don't have roots in Uganda."
New Vision reported that Sheikh Abdullahi was one of two sons sired by the former military ruler out of his relationship with a woman from Baidoa.
Idi Amin topped Milton Obote's regime in 1971. He ruled Uganda until 1979. After his removal, he went to exile in Saudi Arabia where he died in 2003.