Nairobi lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi, who had been missing for about two weeks, has reportedly been found alive after being dumped in Isiolo County.
Law Society of Kenya(LSK) President Charles Kanjama disclosed the lawyer’s whereabouts on Thursday, saying he was left in the same place as his friend Ayub Maalim.
The news had not yet been confirmed by the family, and Kanjama said the report was still being verified.
“We have received reports that Lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi has been found alive in a thicket in Isiolo. That news is being verified right now as we speak,” Kanjama said.
He added that the family had yet to confirm his reappearance, and that Abdi would issue a statement once the necessary steps had been taken.
Kanjama accused government-linked units, among them the Special Operations Group, the Operations Support Unit and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, of carrying out the operation.
The LSK said it would keep pressing for the lawyer’s release until he is produced in court and those responsible are brought to justice.
Abdi was picked up on Sunday, November 1, by armed and masked men along Muchai Road off Ngong Road. CCTV footage obtained by citynews.co.ke showed his car being chased before it crashed into a drainage channel, after which he was bundled into a black SUV. Two of his companions also disappeared. His family and the LSK have linked the incident to a pro bono case involving senior security officers.
Police have denied any involvement. The High Court summoned senior police officials to explain where he was, and unconfirmed reports that he had been found surfaced on November 12.
