Postal worker named Abraham Lincoln, 36, 'sparked a terror scare after posing as an undercover MI6 agent and texting a bomb threat to his boss after being sacked'

  • Postal worker Abraham Lincoln, 36, from Bristol, was laid off last year
  • It is claimed he posed as undercover MI6 agent and sent employer texts
  • One message said to have read 'there is a bomb in the parcel'
  • Texts sparked investigation by South West Counter Terrorism unit  

By Gaby Bissett For Mailonline

Published: 10:49, 20 May 2016 | Updated: 11:30, 20 May 2016

Abraham Lincoln appeared in Bristol Crown Court charged with communicating false information about a bomb

Abraham Lincoln appeared in Bristol Crown Court charged with communicating false information about a bomb

A postal worker called Abraham Lincoln sparked a terror scare after posing as an undercover MI6 agent and sending threatening messages to his previous employer, a court heard.

Abraham Lincoln, 36, texted a bomb threat to his employer after being laid off due to poor absence, it is alleged.

One message is said to have read 'I work for MI6' while another stated: 'There is a bomb in the parcel'.

The messages sparked an investigation by the South West Counter Terrorism unit, heard Bristol Crown Court.

Lincoln was previously called Maulid Abdi before he converted to Christianity and changed his name to Abraham Israel Lincoln by deed poll.

He used to be a parcel sorter for UK Mail at Western Approach Distribution Park at Severn Beach, near Bristol, and was employed through the agency Interaction Recruitment.

The company's Natalia Krasulaka told the court that Lincoln was initially believed to be a good worker.

But UK Mail complained that he had skipped between five and 10 shifts - before telling the agency they no longer wanted to keep him on.

When Natalia informed Lincoln on the phone he became aggressive and later that day, November 24 last year, is alleged to have sent a series of threatening messages to her phone.

Police interrogated his mobile phone and found a string of tests relating to Britain's intelligence service and a bomb.

One read: 'My dear Princess Natalie. I work for MI6.'

And another said: 'There is a bomb in the parcel, I am not there, I will hold you responsible of English kids die, Natalie'.

The 36-year-old from Montpelier, Bristol, also wrote: 'I love this kingdom my dear. Nice to meet you. I will hold responsible you and the manager of Interaction if the blow up some Brits.' 

Lincoln was arrested on November 26 and charged with communicating false information about a bomb, which he denies.

He admitted that he was a drinker and used Khat - a herbal stimulant often used by Somali men - at a cafe in St Pauls, Bristol.

Lincoln used to work for private postal service company UK Mail at Western Approach Distribution Park at Severn Beach, near Bristol

Lincoln used to work for private postal service company UK Mail at Western Approach Distribution Park at Severn Beach, near Bristol

'I WORK FOR MI6 – THERE IS A BOMB IN THE PARCEL’: BIZARRE STRING OF MESSAGES WERE FOUND BY POLICE OFFICERS 

9.39pm: My dear Princess Natalie. I work for MI6.

9.47pm: If anything happened to my dear kids in the great United Kingdom I will tell de court of law you fired me and I couldn’t defend the UK Natalie. See you in court.

9.56pm: Thank you Natalie, may God bless the United Kingdom

10.03pm: There is a bomb in the parcel, I am not there, I will hold you responsible of English kids die, Natalie

10.09pm: I love this kingdom my dear. Nice to meet you. I will hold responsible you and the manager of Interaction if the blow up some Brits.

10.15pm: Interaction had employ terrorist my dear. I have found out, I will tell English secret service.

However he claimed he had good reason to send the warnings after overhearing a plot to plant a bomb at UK Mail during the busy Christmas period.

He said the people who he heard wanted to spread a message of hate and form 'IS Somalians'.

The case continues.

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