Jailed : Ali Adorus is currently in jail in Ethiopia after being convicted of terrorism offences . This is the Londoner who travelled on 'safari ' with evil Islamic State killer Jihadi John . Ali Adorus , 33 , travelled to Tanzania in 2009 with Mohammed Emwazi when the pair were held and questioned by security services before being deported . Adorus , who was born in Ethiopia but grew up in London , is currently in an African prison after being convicted of terrorism offences . The married father-of-one was arrested in Ethiopia in January last year . Authorities say he entered the country in 2011 to try to establish Islamic rule through acts of 'terrorism ' . Adorus grew up in a council house in north London and it remains unclear how he befriended Emwazi . He is believed to have worked as a security guard after studying at college in east London . Adorus was also known to the British intelligence services and received support from the controversial human rights group Cage , according to The Times . Along with German national Marcel Schrodl , the three were questioned by security services in Tanzania and later by British intelligence officers in Amsterdam and Dover . They complained about their treatment to Cage , who provoked outrage last week after describing Emwazi as ‘ extremely kind ’ and ‘ beautiful young man ’ . At his trial in Ethiopia , prosecutors said that Adorus was 'accused of trying to unconstitutionally change the government and introduce Islamic government in Ethiopia by terrorism ' . But Cage said that he was simply visiting relatives and gave a false confession in Amharic - a language he does not speak - after being 'brutally tortured ' . They said that the case 'confirms a worrying pattern of young Britons of East African descent being harassed by MI5 and later ending up tortured in a third country ' . He initially faced the death penalty but was then jailed for four-and-a-half years , along with two other British nationals . An anonymous family friend said that Adorus 's relatives would not discuss his case in Ethiopia . Friend : Adorus travelled to Tanzania with Mohammed Emwazi , revealed last week as the man behind the 'Jihadi John ' mask . Neighbours on the estate where he grew up described him as a 'good lad ' and said that they found it difficult to believe that he had been jailed . One of his neighbours in London described him as a 'kind , beautiful and innocent human being ' . In August , his wife wrote on a support group : 'We will get him home soon , Inshallah ! ' Following his arrest and detention in Ethiopia , Cage went on to petition the former foreign secretary William Hague and the Ethiopian ambassador over concerns that Adorus had not received a fair trial . In a letter on the Change petition site , they said : ' I have seen information according to which he was severely tortured in Maekelawi police station . 'According to an urgent appeal made to the United Nations , Ali Adorus was brutally beaten , handcuffed behind his back for an extended period of time , beaten on his hands with heavy wires , hooded , given electric shocks and denied access to a toilet . ' Jihadi John : Mohammed Emwazi was expelled from Tanzania in 2009 for being drunk and disorderly on a flight from Amsterdam along with Adorus . In 2009 , Adorus travelled to Tanzania with Emwazi and Schrodl , an Islamic convert who may have used the alias Umar and who described himself as a translator . The trio thought to have approached Cage about their 2009 treatment in Amsterdam , after their deportation from Tanzania . The group reported that they and Emwazi were 'repeatedly harassed ' by the Dutch and British authorities . Cage compiled a report in which it accused their interrogators of comparing Muslims and Islam to dogs and terrorism . The group said that Adorus had been told by security service officers that 'our details will be passed to the secret services of the whole world ' .
Ali Adorus was questioned alongside Mohammed Emwazi in 2009 . Pair were detained and deported after raising suspicions for visiting . The 33-year-old was jailed last year in Ethiopia for two-and-a-half years . Authorities say he was hoping to establish Islamic rule through 'terrorism '