Nairobi, Sept. 18 -- In the weeks leading to the kidnapping of Mombasa tycoon Abdulhakim Salim Sagar last month, a Toyota Probox was trailing him every time he went to the mosque or left after prayers, according to his brother Faris Sagar.

Salim was battling a terror case in court after being charged for being in possession of terrorism materials in 2018. As directed by Shanzu resident magistrate Yusuf Shikanda, he had religiously been reporting to the Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) offices every month.

"We don't know why they arrested him in that manner," his brother told the Nation after Salim was accosted by four men and bundled into a waiting black Toyota Hilux on August 19.

In many ways, Salim, who is yet to be found alive or dead, ...