Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi has denied allegations of orchestrating the abduction of Dela Ward MCA Yussuf Hussein.
The governor also denied inviting the Dela Ward MCA to Nairobi before he was abducted.
According to the Governor, he was not aware that Yussuf was in Nairobi until he was told that the MCA had been abducted.
Governor Ahmed Abdullahi denies any involvement in abduction of MCA Yussuf Hussein. Photo: Courtesy.
“I did not call him, I didn’t even know he was in Nairobi until I was called at around midnight and told Yusuf had been abducted,” said Abdullahi.
He moreover alleged that the claims are orchestrated by unnamed political actors in Wajir ahead of the 2027 elections.
Governor Abdullahi went on to threaten to pursue legal action against Yusuf over the allegations.
“I will be pursuing separate legal action. I honestly believe that the allegations were scripted by an unknown political actor in Wajir who has consistently fought me. We don’t believe the statement issued yesterday was the words of Yussuf,” he added.
Recently MCA Yussuf claimed that he was abducted because of the 2024 Wajir County budget and linked his kidnapping to Governor Abdullahi.
“My illegal abduction, detention, and confinement incommunicado and my experience and interaction with my abductors all had the fingerprint of Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi,” he claimed.
The MCA went missing on September 13, 2024, after being abducted along Enterprise Road in Nairobi.
He later resurfaced on Saturday, March 8 evening, in his home in Nairobi and reunited with his family.
