Osman Khalif Abdi, a key liaison officer for former South C MCA and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, has been released after being kidnapped on November 10, 2023, at a Nairobi mall.
Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi made the announcement in a post on the X platform (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday evening.
Ahmednasir accused a “powerful politician” of being behind Osman’s kidnapping in a post alongside a photo of himself and Osman after a meeting in his office.
“Osman visited me in my law chambers today and narrated his heart-wrenching ordeal. They held him for 8 days and tortured him brutally,” stated Ahmednasir.
“Apparently, this powerful politician has special policemen from his tribe under his command and are independent of the normal police command structure.”
The outspoken advocate also urged President William Ruto to address the recent spate of abductions under his administration, while also calling for an independent investigation into Osman’s kidnapping.
“This is a very worrying trend and President William Ruto must come openly and address this troublesome event of Mr. Osman and tell Kenyans why they are being abducted,” he stated.
“It is worrying because Kenyans are being abducted, held for weeks, tortured, and then released. Mr. Osman’s case must be independently investigated and his abductors brought to book.”
Osman was allegedly kidnapped by five gunmen inside a Westlands mall in a double-cabin vehicle.
