Unknown gunmen shot and killed an opposition politician in Somaliland.
Reports from Lasanood show that the gunmen killed the local chairman of the opposition UCID Party on the night of June 20.
Mohamed Ahmed Aflahar, the politician, died when the gunmen shot him just outside his home.
No one has claimed responsibility for the heinous crime.
His political party has delivered a message of condolences to his family and friends.
Local authorities have launched investigations into the assassination, which has left friends and foes alike shocked.