Family Moves to Court Over Alleged Abduction of Nairobi Lawyer Abshir Abdi

Abdi's brother, Zakaria Abshir, has filed an urgent habeas corpus application at the Milimani High Court, seeking to have the advocate produced before court within 24 hours or for authorities to disclose his whereabouts.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 — The family of Nairobi lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi has moved to the High Court seeking orders compelling security agencies to account for his whereabouts following his alleged abduction by armed men along Muchai Road, off Ngong Road.

According to court documents, Abdi was last seen at around 4am on Sunday when armed men dressed in tactical military gear allegedly forced him to kneel before bundling him into a black Toyota Land Cruiser.

His white Toyota Premio, was later found abandoned along Muchai Road and towed to Kilimani Police Station.

In an affidavit filed in support of the application, Zakaria said witnesses had told investigating officers that they saw Abdi’s vehicle being pursued by two vehicles — a black Prado TX and a black double-cabin vehicle — before it veered into a ditch.

Source: Capital FM