Governor Abdulswamad Nassir break silence over sexual assault of Mombasa blogger
Governor Abdulswamad Nassir denies being involved in the sexual assault of Mombasa blogger
Governor Abdulswamad Nassir denies being involved in the sexual assault of Mombasa blogger.
This comes after the arrest of Mombasa Lands county executive committee (CEC) for Lands and Urban Planning Mohamed Hussein on Sunday in connection with the gang rape of a blogger.
In a statement to the press, Coast Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Adan Guyo stated that the suspect is linked to the gang-rape of a blogger who criticised Governor Abdulswamad Nassir.
Governor Abdulswamad Nassir, however, absolved himself of any wrongdoing in connection to the case noting that the allegations leveled against him are politically motivated by his opponents.
In his briefing, Nassir once again distanced himself from any wrongdoing, alleging that the victim of the alleged gang rape sent him over 800 messages using different mobile phone numbers.
“This young man has sent me text messages in excess of 800 messages through different numbers. I’ve never responded to any one of those messages ,” he claimed.
Describing it as a trying time for himself and his family, the governor was adamant that his name was getting dragged in the mud by his enemies.
“I’ve been in politics for in excess of a decade and throughout my life, neither myself nor any of my family members have ever crossed the line of meting any form of violence on anyone,” he told the press adding, “When I go out on public platforms, my policy is a policy of never mentioning anyone, talking vulgarly, or doing anything.”
He went on, “It’s a bit shocking that it is now being deemed for the public perception that both myself and my 74-year-old mother would be part and parcel of a heinous act of this magnitude. We have never nor will we ever stoop that low.”
According to kin of the CEC, Mohamed Hussein was abducted by seven men while he was having lunch with a colleague at a restaurant in Mombasa.
“In a series of unfortunate persecutory events over the past two weeks, this is another incident over the allegations levelled against the Governor of Mombasa and his supporters for no crime other than leading the people of Mombasa,” lamented kin to the CEC.
The development comes after four suspects were charged at Shanzu Court with rape and abduction of a Mombasa blogger to which they denied the allegations.
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It is alleged that the four committed the offense on September 12 at an unidentified place, together with others who were yet to be arrested.
Among other offences the four suspects were charged with include abduction with intent to confine.
Two of the four were individually charged with the offence of gang rape after they were accused of sexually assaulting the blogger.
Governor Abdulswamad Nassir’s mother was also roped into the case. The police suspected Nassir’s mother was assisting some suspects related to the case to escape.
At least 11 people on the loose are suspected to have been involved in the abduction and gang rape of the blogger.
Documents filed in court show that in September, the victim posted on his TikTok account a video clip criticising the Governor.
Court evidence indicated the video clip captured the attention of internet users drawing mixed reactions from a section of them.
The police suspected that the video clip was the cause of the gang rape.
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