Screenshot from Nick Sortor X account

A group of Somali men on Sunday allegedly robbed American conservative influencer Nick Sortor in Cedar-Riverside, a neighbourhood in Minneapolis, according to his social media posts. The FBI later responded to the incident, saying, “We’re on it.”Sortor claimed that the FBI has taken up the case and that an investigation is under way. He alleged that the attackers stole his $1,000 camera and dragged him down the sidewalk.In a post on X, Sortor said the FBI was now involved in the probe and added that he would not “surrender to these thugs.”He also thanked FBI chief Kash Patel and the FBI Rapid Response Team.In an earlier post, Sortor, while sharing a video, described the incident, saying, “They then dragged me down the street as my hand got trapped in their door handle. Nobody bothered to help.” The incident came hours after January 6 Capitol Hill rioter Jake Lang, who was pardoned by US President Donald Trump, led a small pro-ICE rally in Minneapolis on Saturday.