🚨 **FLASH: Somaliland locals reportedly stunned after ‘common sense’ border checkpoint replaced by foreign-funded biometric kiosk** 🚨

🚨 **FLASH: Somaliland locals reportedly stunned after ‘common sense’ border checkpoint replaced by foreign-funded biometric kiosk** 🚨

HARGEISA — Residents of Somaliland are scratching their heads after a decades-old manual checkpoint—where a man with a notebook and a cup of tea checked IDs—was replaced overnight by a solar-powered biometric scanner imported from abroad.

“We had a system that worked for 30 years,” said angry local resident Ahmed, 42, writing in a Facebook community group. “If your cousin knew the guard, you got through. If you had a goat in the back, you paid a small ‘road fee.’ Common sense. Now people are waiting for a machine to scan their eyeballs while a camel blocks the road.”

The new kiosk, part of a $2 million pilot program funded by an unnamed European NGO, has reportedly caused delays of up to three hours. Locals complain that the machine sometimes mistakes a goat’s retina for a human one, and that no one thought to install a backup generator for the frequent power cuts.

“Common sense says if the power’s out, you let people through,” added Ahmed. “But the manual says ‘do not operate without biometric confirmation.’ So now we have a line of angry elders and a blinking red light.”

The kiosk’s manufacturer has not commented, but a local official admitted the system “might need adjustments.” Meanwhile, residents are reportedly considering a workaround: appointing a “biometric interpreter” to argue with the machine on their behalf.

“We just want our old checkpoint back,” the post concluded. “And maybe some shade. Common sense, people.”

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