Family says, Somali PM Roble ordered abduction of Abdiwahab

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Family says, Somali PM Roble ordered abduction of Abdiwahab

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) - Somali prime minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble has directed the abduction of scholar Abdiwahab Abdisamad, the family claimed barely four days after Abdiwahab went missing in Nairobi.

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NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) - Somali prime minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble has directed the abduction of scholar Abdiwahab Abdisamad, the family claimed barely four days after Abdiwahab went missing in Nairobi.

In an interview, Abdiwahab’s wife, Halima Mohamed said they had received information that PM Roble was behind the disappearance of the outspoken scholar was a fierce critic of the PM and a vocal supporter of President Mohamed Farmaajo on Twitter.

"Abdiwahab has been missing for four days and we have received information that an order from the office of the Prime Minister [Mohamed] Roble has caused him to be abducted,” Halima Mohamed said. "It is official that the office of the Prime Minister Roble is involved in Abdiwahab's case. If Abdiwahab is harmed, Roble will take responsibility."

His sister Faiso Sheikh Abdisamad echoed similar sentiment noting PM Roble had ordered the abduction of her brother. "We have been informed that Roble's office has requested for the arrest Prof. Abdiwahab and we did not expect that, because Abdiwahab is not interested in Somalia’s politic; he is a man who wants Somalia’s unity," said Faiso.

Abdisamad who also the executive director of the Institute for Horn of Africa Strategic Studies, was last seen in Nairobi on Wednesday.

Abdisamad was accosted by four men along Turbman road in Nairobi’s Central Business District at about 10 am local time and forced into a double cabin pick up on September 8.

Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) announced that they has launched investigations into the circumstances under which Abdiwahab who was abducted in Nairobi.

DCI boss George Kinoti committed to investigations to establish the whereabouts of Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad.

A security guard narrated how Abdiwahab struggled with his abductors numbering four, one of whom held hand cuffs and another who was armed with a pistol in his belt.

The vehicle that was used according to eye witnesses was a white double cabin pick up registration number KCW 341Y.