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| 18 found in truck container seized |
| 2011-01-03 |
| [The Nation (Nairobi)] Some 18 people described as Muslim preachers were on Sunday arrested while being ferried from Nairobi to Mombasa. The arrest of the preachers, who were 'hidden' in a lorry container, at Kyumbi trading centre on the Machakos turn-off to Nairobi has puzzled detectives. The preachers had national passports, identity cards and even voters cards, which they readily handed to the police to justify their claims that they were bonafide Kenyan citizens. "But our main puzzle is in this age of good and comfortable means of transport why the preachers chose to be transported this way. This is what detectives are trying to establish", said Machakos police boss Charles Kerich. In their small bags, each had a Holy Quran and other religious literature as well as clothing. Mr Kerich said police stopped the lorry at the Kyumbi patrol base after a tip off and on inspection found the 18 inside. Police ordered that the lorry be driven to the Machakos police station. At the station, CID boss Samuel Kobina took pictures of the suspects before they were locked up. Speaking to the Nation, one of the suspects who identified himself as a Mr Mohammed said they had come to Nairobi to attend a routine gathering of preachers from all over the country in Eastleigh. "It is what in Christianity you call a crusade. In the Islamic world we call such gatherings Markaz Baabul", he said. He said the lorry driver offered to drive them to Mombasa free of charge. "We requested the crew to bail us out as we did not have transport to take us back to Mombasa," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 18 imams in back of the truck 18 imams in back Shoot one in the head Then he is dead 17 imams in back of the truck... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-01-03 23:30 |
| #3 oh for the lack of a good welder! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-01-03 16:34 |
| #2 It is what in Christianity you call a crusade. UPS guy to pokey preacher: "The sooner you get into the box with the other preachers, the sooner we can get you to the crusade." Yeah, that's the ticket! |
| Posted by: ryuge 2011-01-03 14:33 |
| #1 Curiouser and Curioser, why not leave the "Muslim Preachers" to rot? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-01-03 14:04 |