US offers $8m bounty for Shabaab mastermind in Uganda, Kenya attacks

Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, alias Ikrima is a senior al-Shabaab figure accused of deadly attacks in Uganda and Kenya.

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The United States has announced an $8 million reward for information leading to the capture of Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, alias Ikrima — a senior al-Shabaab figure accused of deadly attacks in Uganda and Kenya.

  • $5 million is offered for information on his role in the 2010 Kampala bombings, which killed 76 people.
  • $3 million is for leads on his recruitment of Kenyan youth into al-Shabaab and his command of Kenyan fighters in Somalia.