In 1992, his cousin Abdulahi Sheikh arrived in Kenya in search of support. Granted refugee status, Abdulahi ended up in Dagahaley camp in Dadaab. 
Mwaka 1992, binamu yake Abdulahi Sheikh aliwasili nchini Kenya akitafuta msaada, alipopewa hadhi ya ukimbizi, Abdulahi aliishia kwenye kambi ya Dagahaley huko Dadaab.