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A Somali-Kenya Scholar Abducted in Kenya

Unknown people in Kenya have abducted a Somali-Kenya scholar and analyst on Horn of Africa’s affairs.

According to sources, the whereabouts of Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad remain unknown after unknown people abducted him on a Nairobi street on September 9.

His family and eyewitnesses said that the scholar was walking on a street along the Central Business District (CBD) when he was kidnapped.

Four men accosted and bundled him into a car along Tubman Road near the popular City Market.

Reportedly, the incident took place on Thursday morning.

Speaking from their residential house in Nairobi’s South C estate, the scholar’s family appealed for help from the state.

They said that Abdisamad had no known enemies.