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The brother of missing Nairobi lawyer Abshir Abdi has identified one of the men captured in CCTV footage as a suspected National Intelligence Service (NIS) officer, testifying before a court on Thursday, October 12, 2026.
Zachariah Abdi Abshir told the court that the individual in the video was Sayad Mohamed, an officer reportedly attached to the NIS. The footage, played in open court, depicted armed men whom the family has described as the perpetrators behind Abshir's abduction on the night of November 1, 2026, along Muchai Road in Nairobi.
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CCTV recordings showed the lawyer being pursued by men dressed in what appeared to be police uniforms and bulletproof vests before being forced into another vehicle.
Sayad Mohamed had already been drawn into the case earlier in the week, when Makarada court summoned him alongside Chief Inspector Vitalis Kibett, the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) of the Nairobi Detachment of the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit.
Senior Resident Magistrate Kiongo Kagenyo directed both individuals to appear and account for the whereabouts of Abshir, noting that neither should be condemned without being…
