Osman hunger-struck until told his son was seized with Gabeyreh

Evidence

During their internment Osman received letters from his eldest son, Abdulkadir, who was appointed minister of Public Works, but then failed to hear from him for several weeks. He approached the guard and asked what was happening with his son. After failing to get any information, Osman decided to go on a hunger strike, and Hussen joined him. Two days later the guards reported Osman and Hussen’s hunger strike to their superiors. The senior officer called Osman and Hussen into a private meeting, and told them that Salaad Gabeyreh, who was Osman’s son-in-law, had attempted a coup and that Abdulkadir was taken in with him. The two former leaders then broke their hunger strike. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1048