MANDHEERA, Somaliland — Somaliland authorities have executed nine people convicted of murder in separate cases, following orders signed by President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, commonly known as Cirro.
The executions were carried out by firing squad in the Mandheera area after the president authorised the implementation of the death sentences. Most of those executed were reportedly members of the security forces, while some of the cases had been handled by military courts.
The executions come amid growing attention to crime and public security in Somaliland, following police figures showing dozens of reported homicides and hundreds of cases involving sexual violence and child abandonment during 2026.
Police Report 82 Homicide Cases
According to the reported police statistics, Somaliland recorded 82 homicide cases during 2026.
Authorities said suspects had been arrested in 78 of those cases, while four remained at large.
The figures also included 254 reported rape cases and 23 incidents of child abandonment, highlighting additional challenges facing law enforcement and social protection institutions.
The executions and the newly reported crime statistics present two distinct aspects of Somaliland’s criminal justice and public security landscape: the state’s enforcement of murder convictions and the continuing challenges of preventing and investigating serious crimes.
