Wed. June 28, 2006 08:52 am. SomaliSpot PoliticsBlackwell-Synergy Africa Research Bulletin 16709 Juli 1st -31st 2006 On May 30 he was kidnapped by the ICU, who were waging an insurgency against the Ethiopian troops and the Somali government soldiers. Atto was kidnapped by insurgents manning a checkpoint while he was driving to Mogadishu. The Islamic Courts later released him.Garowe Online - Home On August 5, 2013, Atto died of natural causes at his Mogadishu residence.
