Somalia: Journalist Abdihafid Nor Abducted in Mogadishu After Reporting On Dismissal of Turkish-Trained Officers Over Pay Dispute

Somalia: Journalist Abdihafid Nor Abducted in Mogadishu After Reporting On Dismissal of Turkish-Trained Officers Over Pay Dispute

The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the abduction of journalist Abdihafid Nor in Mogadishu in the early hours of Tuesday, 24 February 2026, by armed officers of the Somali National Army, and demands his immediate and unconditional release.

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Journalist Abdihafid Nor abducted in Mogadishu after reporting on dismissal of Turkish-trained officers over pay dispute

https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ MOGADISHU, Somalia 24 February 2026 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the abduction of journalist Abdihafid Nor in Mogadishu in the early hours of Tuesday, 24 February 2026, by armed officers of the Somali National Army, and demands his immediate and unconditional release. Armed officers from the Somali National Army abducted journalist Abdihafid Nor […] The post Journalist Abdihafid Nor abducte…

NUSOJ Condemns Abduction and Incommunicado Detention of Journalist Abdihafid Nur Barre by Somali National Army (SNA)

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is deeply alarmed by the abduction and continued incommunicado detention of journalist Abdihafid Nur Barre, a reporter with Somali Cable Television, a privately owned television network. According to information received, Abdihafid Nur Barre was abducted last night from a restaurant in the Waberi District of Mogadishu. Sources indicate that he is being held by members of the Somali National Army (…