Abdi was reportedly abducted in the early hours of Sunday, November 1, 2026, at approximately 4:00 a.m., while driving his white Toyota Premio, registration number KDL 356C.
According to court documents cited by Citizen Digital and The Star, the lawyer had informed his brother that he intended to attend a friend's wedding in Kilimani before the incident.
Witness accounts contained in the court filings indicate that two vehicles, a black Toyota Land Cruiser Prado TX and a black double-cabin pickup, pursued his car before intercepting him.
The suspected abductors were reportedly armed and dressed in tactical military-style clothing, masks and bulletproof vests.
CCTV footage circulating on social media captures the frightening moments when Abdi apparently attempts to escape by climbing a residential gate at approximately 4:43 a.m.
However, one of the armed men catches up with him, pulls him down and violently drags him away as other men arrive. He is subsequently bundled into a black SUV, which drives away.
According to reports by Kenyans.co.ke and Capital FM, his white Toyota Premio was later discovered abandoned along Muchai Road before being towed to Kilimani Police Station.
The incident was recorded under OB number 55/1/11/2026. His mobile phones have reportedly remained switched off since his disappearance, leaving his family unable to establish his whereabouts.
The circumstances surrounding the disappearance have raised further concerns because of Abdi's involvement in an ongoing criminal case at Makadara Law Courts.
In an affidavit supporting the habeas corpus application, his brother, Zakaria Abshir, reportedly linked the disappearance to Criminal Case MCCR/E2910/2025, Republic v Ahmed Ali Mohamed, in which Abdi is a key witness and complainant.
The family alleges that the lawyer had previously received threats from individuals they associated with the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Counter Terrorism Bureau and Kenya Defence Forces.
According to the court documents, the alleged threats were intended to intimidate him into withdrawing from the criminal proceedings.
The affidavit also recounts an earlier incident on October 9, 2025, when Abdi was reportedly arrested by intelligence officers. He was subsequently released after the Director of Public Prosecutions declined to approve the application for custodial orders.
On Tuesday, November 3, his brother, Zakaria Abshir, moved to the Milimani High Court seeking urgent intervention through a habeas corpus application.
The family wants the court to compel relevant security agencies to produce Abdi within 24 hours and disclose any warrant or legal authority permitting his detention.
The application also seeks the preservation of CCTV footage, vehicle-tracking information and mobile network records that could help investigators establish what happened.
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has also raised concerns over the disappearance, with its president, Charles Kanjama, calling for urgent investigations and the immediate production of the missing advocate.
However, DCI Director Mohamed Amin has denied claims of police involvement in the alleged abduction.
Speaking on Tuesday, Amin said the National Police Service was not a party to the incident and confirmed that investigators had been assigned to establish what happened.
He also called on the LSK to share any information that could assist investigations into the lawyer's disappearance.
As the investigation continues, Abdi's whereabouts remain unknown, with his family seeking answers and appealing for his safe return.
The incident has renewed public debate about the safety of lawyers, alleged enforced disappearances and the protection of witnesses involved in sensitive criminal proceedings.
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