Why Alshabaab Weapons supplier Zakariya Kamala Sufi Abashiekh arrested in Somalia on his way to join the group for a hideout
Alshabaab Weapons supplier Zakariya Kamala Sufi Abashiekh arrested in Somalia on his way to join the group for a hideout
Somalia’s National Intelligence Agency has announced the arrest of a Kenyan businessman suspected of supplying arms to Somali terrorists.
However, the trader’s family, Zakariya Kamala Sufi Abashiekh, aka Sakaria Kamal, claims he was arrested on September 5 in Mombasa.
Human rights organizations have released a CCTV video that purports to show the man being arrested in Mombasa CBD on the specified date.
Abashiekh is accused of assisting in the shipment of military equipment from China to Al-Shabaab in Somalia.
He was arrested for the first time on April 28 at Mama Ngina Water Front in Mombasa. In May, he was charged and...