Three suspects deny trafficking minor from Nairobi to Libya for Ksh.5.5M ransom

Three suspects accused of involvement in a transnational human trafficking and extortion syndicate have pleaded not guilty before the Kahawa Law Courts.

Three human trafficking suspects appear in court on October 21, 2026.

Abdirahman Dagane Ahmed, Abdisamed Abukar Abdullahi and Abdifatah Abdi Elmi are facing charges linked to an alleged cross-border operation involving the abduction and trafficking of a minor for ransom.

According to court documents, the suspects allegedly abducted a 16-year-old boy from Nairobi’s Eastleigh estate on April 10, 2025, before smuggling him through Sudan and South Sudan to war-torn Libya.

The prosecution alleged that the syndicate subjected the minor to torture and recorded videos of the ordeal, which were sent to his parents in Kenya to intensify pressure on the family to pay a ransom.

The victim’s family reportedly paid more than Ksh.5 million to the alleged criminal network in a desperate attempt to secure his release.

Source: Citizen Digital