Wajir MCA Yussef Hussein Ahmed Found Dead After Going Missing For Over A Month

Wajir Member of the County Assembly (MCA), Yussef Hussein Ahmed, who had been missing for over a month, was found dead in Lake Yahud. His body was badly mutilated, and the discovery has shocked the community.

Body Identification

Ahmed’s family was able to identify him despite the severe injuries. The body was found with:

Eyes gouged out
Nose and hands chopped off
Face burned, making it hard to recognize

However, a missing finger that Ahmed had for a long time helped his family confirm his identity.

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Disappearance and Search

Ahmed, who was also the Minority Leader of the Wajir County Assembly, went missing on September 13, 2024. A search for him had been ongoing for weeks, but no solid leads had been found.

According to reports, Ahmed was abducted by armed men on the night of September 13 along Enterprise Road in Nairobi. He was on his way home from South C at the time of the attack. The taxi driver, who was with Ahmed, reported that the kidnappers took his phone, likely to prevent any tracking. However, the driver later recovered the phone, which helped security agencies investigate the case further.

Family’s Legal Efforts

In September, Ahmed’s family took legal action, asking the Inspector General (IG) of Police to produce him, dead or alive. They filed a case, with the IG of Police and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) listed as the key respondents.

False Reports of Ahmed’s Location

Three days after Ahmed’s abduction, Eldas Constituency Member of Parliament, Adan Keynan, claimed that Ahmed had been seen unconscious in a hospital in Migori. This information later turned out to be false.

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Court Summons for the Police

In response to the family’s case, the High Court summoned the IG of Police, Douglas Kanja, to explain Ahmed’s disappearance. Justice Alexander Muteti ordered the IG to either present Ahmed in court or appear himself to provide an update on the investigation by September 27, 2024.

Condolences and Confirmation of Death

Politician Idris Bulle Mohamed confirmed that Ahmed’s body had been found and handed over to his family. Bulle expressed his condolences, saying, “May his soul rest in eternal peace.”