Kenya Anti-Terrorism Unit Kills Suspect
Voice of America
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The Kenya Anti-Terrorism Unit gunned down a
terror suspect on Tuesday. Security officers believe the slain suspect
was behind a grenade attack in Nairobi on Sunday that injured four
people.
Benson Kibui, Nairobi area police chief, said police had been trailing
the terror suspect since Monday evening. He said they received a tip on
where the man lived and then carried out a raid to arrest him.
“This morning we were able to zero on him at Eastleigh section 3. We
ordered him to surrender but he couldn’t budge, we were able to get rid
of him. And we got from him a pistol with ammunition and we identified
this person is one of us, he is a Kenyan from western,” said Kibui.
Sunday's attack took place in the Nairobi suburb of Majengo. The Somali
militant group al-Shabab has long relied on an extensive funding and
recruitment network in the suburb.
The militants have persuaded more than 500 Kenyan youths to fight
alongside them, although with al-Shabab losing ground in Somalia, dozens
of those youths have returned home.
According to Kibui, the suspect killed Tuesday had three names - two Christian names and one Islamic name, Najib Muhudin.
Kibui said police will not let up in their efforts to hunt down
al-Shabab fighters and their sympathizers who are carrying out attacks
in the country.
“We cannot say we are happy because they are many, but that’s an extra mile and we are looking forward to get more,” he said.
Despite the death of this latest terror suspect, police still have to
convince Kenyans they are doing enough to protect them and their
properties from terrorists and their sympathizers.
Kenya has faced a wave of attacks in the country since its troops crossed into Somalia in 2011.
