By Asha Elmi - Reporter
DJIBOUTI, 7 October 2026 Djibouti’s National Gendarmerie has arrested a man suspected of possessing and exchanging child sexual abuse material, with investigators identifying eight social media accounts allegedly controlled by him, state news agency ADI reported on Tuesday.
The investigation was conducted by digital specialists from the gendarmerie’s Research and Documentation Section (SRD) as part of efforts to combat online child sexual exploitation, ADI said.
Preliminary findings indicated that the suspect belonged to several online groups comprising nearly 1,000 users based abroad, the agency said. Images and videos of child sexual abuse circulated in those groups, according to the report.
An examination of seized digital assets led investigators to identify the eight accounts. ADI did not specify how many of those accounts were allegedly used to exchange the abuse material.
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Several accounts contained photographs of women, and the suspect allegedly used a voice-modification application to impersonate a woman, the agency reported.
Investigators also seized material depicting extreme violence, ADI said, without providing further details.
The agency reported that the alleged offences carry a potential prison sentence of up to 10 years under Djibouti’s digital code.
The report did not identify the suspect or say whether formal charges had been filed. It did not include a response from him or a legal representative.