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5 terror suspects arrested while carrying out surveillance of Kiambu Rd pub

One can either chose to go report at the DCI headquarters located along Kiambu Road or call the toll-free police emergency lines 999, 112 0r 911/AFP

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 19 – Five terror suspects have been arrested while carrying out surveillance of Whisky River, a popular club situated along Kiambu Road, Nairobi.

A police report seen by Capital News, states that the suspects were arrested white Toyota Vitz.

They were identified as Mohamed Abas Mohamud, a USA citizen, Mohamed Hassan Bario, a Somalia national and Mohamed Adan a Kenyan driver.

The others are Hodan Abdi Ismail and Ifrah Mohammed Abshir who are female Somalia nationals.

They were all handed to the Anti Terrorism Police Unit.

Police said they recovered a Kenyan Airforce trouser, a jungle green t-shirt and hat, cheques and a laptop from them.

Also recovered were a US Passport, one US embassy security card and money in various currencies among them the Kenyan shilling, US dollar and Somalian Shilling.

Police have lately intensified a crackdown on terrorists, following reports that they were planning to hit strategic establishments.

Last week, President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered security forces to dismantle terror cells across the country.

 

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