The brother of missing Nairobi advocate Abshir Abdi has told a court that one of the armed men seen in CCTV footage of the abduction is a suspected National Intelligence Service (NIS) officer.
The recordings show the lawyer being chased by men in what looked like police uniforms and bulletproof vests, before he was forced into another vehicle. The family says the men were behind his abduction on the night of November 1, 2026, along Muchai Road in Nairobi.
Earlier in the week, Senior Resident Magistrate Kiongo Kagenyo at the Makadara court had summoned Mohamed and Chief Inspector Vitalis Kibett, the Officer Commanding Station of the Nairobi Detachment of the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit. The magistrate directed them to appear and account for Abshir’s whereabouts, noting that neither should be condemned without a chance to respond.
The identification drew an immediate reaction from the legal fraternity. Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Eric Theuri, who is the lead counsel for the family, urged the public to carry out a citizens’ arrest of the named suspect and hand him over to the nearest police station, describing him as a man with a silver tooth who is heavily implicated in the footage.
Abshir’s family and colleagues maintain that his disappearance is linked to a case he was handling that involved security officials, including officers from the NIS, counterterrorism units and the military. They say he received threats beforehand, including a raid on his home by armed individuals in October 2025.
DCI Director Mohamed Amin and the police first denied any direct involvement by security forces. The High Court later summoned several agencies to explain their positions after the family filed a habeas corpus application. Amnesty International and the LSK continue to demand his release.
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