The brother of Nairobi lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi has identified a man captured in CCTV footage of the advocate’s alleged abduction, telling a court he believed the suspect is a National Intelligence Service (NIS) officer.
During testimony on Thursday, Zachariah Abdi Abshir named Sayad Mohamed as one of the individuals seen in the security recordings. Played before the court, the video captures several men wearing what appear to be police uniforms and bulletproof vests chasing Abshir before forcing him into another vehicle.
Abshir’s family maintains that armed security agents seized the lawyer along Muchai Road in Nairobi on the night of November 1, 2026. Eleven days after his disappearance, authorities reportedly found him alive in Sololo, Marsabit County.
Consequently, the Milimani High Court adjourned a habeas corpus hearing after being told he had been found.
The matter came before Justice Alexander Muteti on Thursday, November 12, 2026, who adjourned the hearing to Friday, November 13, when Abshir is expected to be brought before the court.
Court Summons and Calls for a Citizen’s Arrest
Prior to Thursday’s testimony, Senior Resident Magistrate Kiongo Kagenyo had already summoned Mohamed alongside Chief Inspector Vitalis Kibett, the Officer Commanding Station at the Nairobi Detachment of the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU).
