FYI, Yibirs are still Muslims, the Jewish aid organization helps them due to believed shared ancestral ties
Afework Woldesemait was the Shum of Jigjiga-Ogaden, who was from Kafa, he fought against the Italians in the southern front but died from his injuries, so as shown of respect, Haile Selassie built a statue of him in Jigjiga.
In essence, statues can reflect the politics and society of given area or country, so similar to what happened in Harar, Afework Woldesemait being of non-local origin and causing grievance to the locals, his statue was also taken down and was replaced by a statue of local military figure instead after Derg collapse.