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Somali elders' council boss in Isiolo faces probe over hate speech

Somali Council of Elders Chairman Shariff Abdullahi

Somali Council of Elders Chairman Shariff Abdullahi who has been summoned by police over remarks allegedly depicting non-Muslims living in Isiolo in bad light.

Photo credit: Waweru Wairimu | Nation Media Group

Police in Isiolo have launched investigations into alleged inflammatory remarks made by the Somali Council of Elders Chairman Shariff Abdullahi which depicted non-Muslim communities living in the county in bad light.

Isiolo County Commissioner Geoffrey Omoding said the elder has been summoned to appear before the County Criminal Investigations office over ethnic and religious profiling and will be arrested if he fails to present himself.