The Somaliland police have arrested a group of young gangsters who killed a man identified as Hassan Dacar who was 46 years old on 14, 11, 2023 in the Masala neighborhood of Hargeisa, by stabbing him nine times.
The Somaliland Police Command said that the suspects who committed the murder and who were apprehended by the police are Hamza Abdi Saleeban who is 23 years old, and Ayanle Muhammed Hashi, 22 years old, and are currently in police custody.
The police said that after committing the murder, they searched the deceased taking his mobile phone which the police made a testimony against the accused persons
The deceased was reported to be a driver of a public transport and was using a vehicle known as Probox, when the the accused persons pretended to be hiring the vehicle and then killing the deceased.
The police also indicated that the accused also, on 3rd November 2023 robbed and injured Mustafe Ali Abdilahi, a taxi driver, who they went with him to Sheikh Omar’s place in Hargeisa and now sustained injuries.
Somaliland security agencies promise to intensify operations to eliminate these gangs that are often involved in violent crimes, including robbery, extortion, and murder.
