Somalia radio stations shut down, ordered out of government building MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali security agents shut down two radio stations and ordered its reporters to leave a building they were occupying for non-payment of rent, a government official said on Sunday. The official said the Shabelle Media Network's stations had been given a deadline to leave the government-owned building, which they had initially refused. The issue is nothing to do with media freedom. But they were asked to leave government property that they had been in," the Somali government official told Reuters. The official said they eventually left and that no violence was involved. An overseas-based official from the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) earlier said the stations, Radio Shabelle and SkyFM, were closed in connection with stories touching on accusations of corruption within government. His statement said the reporters were beaten and detained for several hours. However another official, Mohamed Ibrahim, based in Mogadishu and representing another arm of the splintered union, said the action had nothing to do with stories the stations had aired. He said the reporters were neither beaten nor detained. It was unclear how the different accounts of the police action were obtained. The two groups representing NUSOJ run rival websites. Police said they were carrying out the eviction order after the network failed to vacate the building. Mogadishu's security has been improving but many parts of the city remain no go areas for aid workers and journalists. All media companies and radio stations are based around the well-secured K4 and airport areas.