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Three suspects charged over Nairobi minor’s trafficking to Libya

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Three men are appearing in Kenya over their alleged involvement in the abduction and trafficking of a minor from Nairobi to Libya, where the child was reportedly tortured. The family reportedly paid more than 5 million shillings for the child’s release; the suspects are due to plead on Thursday, reports the Citizen.

Three men appeared before the Kahawa court in Nairobi on Wednesday in a case involving the alleged abduction and cross-border trafficking of a minor to Libya. Abdi Samed Abukar, Abdirahman Dagane Ahmed and Abdifatah Abdi Elmi have not yet entered pleas, reports the Citizen. Their plea-taking hearing is scheduled for Thursday, while they remain in custody of the Kenyan police’s anti-terrorism unit.

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