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Kenya police capture Al Shabaab recruit
[Shabelle] Police said Friday they were interrogating a suspected terrorist who has confessed having traveled toSomaliato receive Al-Shabaab ... Harakat ash-Shabaab al-Mujahidin aka the Mujahideen Youth Movement. It was originally the youth movement of the Islamic Courts, now pretty much all of what's left of it. They are aligned with al-Qaeda but operate more like the Afghan or Pakistani Taliban... training. Abdullah Abdul Majid aka Abul was jugged on Thursday last week on suspicion of involvement in the grenade attacks atNairobi's country bus station which killed nine people and maimed dozens others last month. The 28-year-old has since told police he is a resident of Majengo,Mombasa. He was picked up fromNairobi's Eastleigh Section III by Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) detectives. He has told police he was born inSoddy Arabia, but he has not been able to produce his passport. During a series of interrogations, Majid has confessed to police that he had traveled toSomaliafor training with other Mujahideen after listening to preaching sessions from various Sheikhs--including Shamir and Aboud Rogo. Police Spokesman Eric Kiraithe said the suspect has so far told police how he crossed intoSomaliain January 2011 with one of his Mombasa-based friends he identified as Dhulkarner who is currently inSomalia. "On arrival inSomaliaat Dobley, he was met by Al-Shabaab members who inducted him into Mujahideen. He stayed in Dobley for two weeks while arrangements were being made for his transfer to Baidoa," the suspect told police. Later, together with other foreigners, they were taken for training at Abadajira, a prison camp for former President Siad Barre, just outside Baidoa. "At Abadajira, we were trained on how to use grenades, pistols and AK47 rifles. It was a three month course attended by 300 trainees," the suspect adds in his statement to the police. After graduation, the suspect told police they were divided into two groups; one remained inMogadishuand another near the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Majid was in the group that remained inMogadishu. He claims he traveled back to Kenya to see his mother, police believe he is not genuine because even after returning back to Kenya he has never traveled to Majengo, Mombasa to greet his mother. Police said they had been able to independently verify Majid's statement and that he had indeed traveled toSomaliawhere he received terrorism training. Police believe he was deployed toKenyaby the Al-Shabaab command to act as a local spy. He is still being held by the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) who are still interrogating him. "The investigation on his this man is still going on, appropriate action will be taken," Kiraithe said. Posted by: Fred 2012-04-15 |
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