Yassir Mahmoud

Person
Male
Age:
50
Location of Incident:
Mpeketoni road, Lamu County
Manner of Death:
Missing
Perpetrator:
Alleged officers
Date of Incident:
Occupation:
Unknown
Mr. Yasir Mahmoud Ahmed was abducted along the Lamu - Mpeketoni Road. According to his family members who were with him at the material time, Yasir was ordered to step out of his car and was taken by unknown armed men. Efforts to search for him in various police stations within Lamu County have did not bear any fruit. Civil rights organizations filed a habeas corpus petition seeking Mahmoud’s release. Malindi High Court twice ordered his release, but Mahmoud is not yet out and his whereabouts remains unknown.