Abdi had been killed along with Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, the leader of Al-Qaeda in East Africa, by Somali Armed Forces near Mogadishu, Somalia, in June 2011, and was believed to have been a key player in the funding of Al-Shabaab.
Abdi telah tewas bersama dengan Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, pemimpin Al-Qaeda di Afrika Timur, Somalia oleh Angkatan Bersenjata dekat Mogadishu, Somalia, pada bulan Juni 2011, dan diyakini telah menjadi pemain kunci dalam pendanaan dari Al-Shabaab.