Aboud Rogo

Sheikh
Aboud Rogo
Born
Aboud Rogo Mohammed

1968
Siyu, Pate Island, Kenya
Died(2012-08-27)27 August 2012 (aged 44)
Mombasa, Kenya
Cause of deathGunshot
Resting placeMombasa
NationalityKenyan
Occupation(s)Imam
Islamic cleric
Known forSanctions against him by the United Nations; death triggered massive protests and violence in Kenya
Spouse(s)Khaniya Said Saggar Said
(1998–2012)
Parent(s)Abdalla Ali (father)
Mama Mwanaisha Rogo (mother)

Aboud Rogo Mohammed (1968 – 27 August 2012) was a Kenyan Muslim cleric. He was alleged to have been an Islamist extremist and was accused of arranging funding for the al-Shabaab militia in Somalia. He was shot dead in Kenya, and his death triggered protests and violence by hundreds of protestors.[1] Rogo is the fifth alleged Islamic radical killed in Kenya in 2012.[2] David Ochami, a Kenyan journalist, stated that Rogo had the oratory prowess of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the logic of Egyptian ideologue Yusuf al Qaradawi.[3]

  1. ^ Pfanz, Mike (27 August 2012). "Riots in Kenya after 'al-Shabaab backer' shot dead". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. ^ Odula, Tom (27 August 2012). "Aboud Rogo, Kenya Muslim Cleric, Shot Dead". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference sabahi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).