The South Sudanese whistleblower who was reportedly abducted in Kenya earlier this week is being held in a military base.
This was confirmed by Amnesty who now says that Athorbey Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit, who also has Kenyan citizenship, is being held at a camp in Juba days after he disappeared following an early morning raid.
According to reports, the 51-year-old was living in Nairobi and had been raising concerns over corruption with the South Sudanese government, making some key figures uncomfortable.
“We have received credible information that Athorbey Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit… was unlawfully deported to South Sudan and is currently being held at a military detention facility in Juba,” Amnesty said on X.
Reports indicate that Athorbey was taken by armed, masked individuals at around 3am and bundled into a white vehicle after leaving a casino on the outskirts of Nairobi.
This was according to a police report filed by his wife that cited witness accounts.
According to reports by AFP, he repeatedly warned that his life was in danger because he was revealing corruption linked to South Sudan’s ruling elite.
Further reports indicate that Gaddhaffy-Dit’s disappearance is the latest in a series of recent incidents in Kenya where foreign nationals have been reported abducted or deported to countries where they say they face political persecution
