Army cadets graduated from the first home training for officers in Somaliland on Sunday, November 1, 2020.
The pioneering cadet officers graduated from the Abdillahi Askar Military Academy, which is in Dararweyne.
President Muse Bihi Abdi attended their passing out parade, which took place at the famed military academy.
Bihi said that he was honored to preside over the passing out parade of a gallant group of officers.
He delivered a passionate speech in honor of the cadets.
“It gives me great pleasure to be here today celebrating and witnessing the graduation of the first batch of fully fledged cadets,” President Bihi proclaimed.
Bihi invited a Ahmed Dheere, a former soldier he recently accorded the highest honors in the nation, to attend the passing out parade too.