It's you who needs to be educated. Ogden were nowhere near these numbers in the Jubbas before Barre saved your asses.
"As a result of this manifest weakening of the Wardei they were attacked on
all frqnts and it is no surprise that they could not defend themselves but had to tlee for their
lives. According to Turnbull , 'the main contlict was in the east; and the actions fought at
Afmadu, on the Deshek Wama, and at EI Lein are still- speken of by the tribe' .12 Tbe
Ogaden were at this point led by the grand old man of the Abd Wak, Abdi Ibrahi.P1 , the
Sultan, while there were a number of ' invasion commandersd 3 under him: Abd(Ibrahim
was noted for his bravery and skill in war strategy which eventually led to the Ogaden
dominance in the Jubaland. His remarkable leadership qualities are still remembered to this
day by the Ogaden. Notable among his commanders were Magan Yussuf, the Sultan of the
Mohamed Zubeirl Ogaden, and Hassan Be~jan of the Abdalla/Ogaden
Having displaced the Wardei from the Juha region the Ogaden were no( co ntent to settle
down but continued their southward expansion since the loot from the Wardei was an
appetizing reason to continue their raids.
The Ogaden migration towards the Tana in the 1 860s and 1870s, was one of struggle to wrest
control of the land from the Wardei ~ The Ogaden were firml y estahlished along the hanks
of the Tana River by the 1870' s, having virtually conquered and suhordinated the..Galla to
Somali domination. According to Turnhull
the attack lof 1865 hy the Somali when the Wardei were weakened hy plague I
was so unexpected and so violent that the Wardei were utterly broken hy it.
Scattered thOlrgh the fighting was, hundreds ~ere killed; those who survived
either tled to neighhouring trihes or hecame serfs to the Mohamed Zuheir, the
Telemuggeh, or the Magahul. Many were sold as slaves in the markets of
Lamu, and Zanzihar. It is said that at the end of the century the Wardei as a
It must he noted that Kismayu at this time was a small village frequented by Ogaden Somalis"
Does that help?