Friday August 15, 2025
Hargeisa (HOL) – Somaliland police have arrested TikTok
personality Qadan Abdillaahi Qadan Qaran for celebrating the establishment of
the Somali regional state of Galmudug at her home in Hargeisa on Wednesday
night.
In a statement Thursday, Somaliland Police said Qadan Qaran
was detained after posting videos on social media deemed to be against the
existence of Somaliland.
“The Somaliland Police Force has carried out an urgent
operation to arrest the accused Qadan Abdillaahi after she posted videos on
social media that are against the nationalism of Somaliland, while spraying
flags that are not in accordance with the symbol and dignity of the Republic of
Somaliland on her house,” the statement read.
Police accused her of acts against Somaliland’s independence
and said she will be brought before judicial authorities immediately.
The statement also included a stern warning to anyone
involved in activities that “violate the nationalism of Somaliland.”
Before being taken into custody, Qadan Qaran told local
media she had done nothing wrong.
“It is not a crime. Somaliland is an independent country. If
Galmudug celebrates, they also carry my flag day and night. I am not better
than them. I always remember,” she told Luqmaan Media.
Somaliland, which declared self-independence from Somalia in
1991, does not allow Somali or regional state flags to be displayed. However,
no country has formally recognized its independence.
