Südsudanesischer Geschäftsmann in Nairobi mutmaßlich entführt

Der südsudanesische Geschäftsmann Athorbey Gaddafi Guet wird in Nairobi vermisst, nachdem er Berichten zufolge am frühen Mittwoch von bewaffneten Männern verschleppt wurde.

Athorbey Gaddafi Guet, weithin bekannt als Gaddafi, hatte zuletzt am Montag, dem 8. Juni, um 10:19 Uhr Kontakt zu seiner Ehefrau. Später erfuhr sie, dass in einem bei der Polizeistation Kilimani erstatteten Polizeibericht eine Entführung in der Nähe des Yaya Centre beschrieben wurde. Dem Bericht zufolge stoppten maskierte Männer in einem weißen Pickup das Fahrzeug eines Fahrdienstvermittlers, in dem Guet saß, nachdem er am frühen Mittwoch, dem 10. Juni, gegen 3 Uhr morgens das Lucky 8 Casino verlassen hatte. Sein Telefon wurde zuletzt in der Nähe eines Krankenhauses an der Kiambu Road geortet. Amnesty International Kenia forderte die sofortige Bekanntgabe seines Aufenthaltsortes und warnte vor einem gewaltsamen Verschwindenlassen. Der Aktivist Boniface Mwangi merkte an, dass Guet im April Sicherheitsbedenken aufgrund geschäftlicher Streitigkeiten geäußert habe. Die Polizei und das Directorate of Criminal Investigations untersuchen den Fall.

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