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Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...suspect linked to the recruitment and radicalization of youths in Mombasa has been tossed in the calaboose
Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out!
Abdulrazak Haji was arrested in Nyali on Wednesday and arraigned in a Nairobi court the following day.
He was picked from a Java restaurant by anti-terror police unit officers and later escorted to the division’s headquarters in Nairobi.
Police then took Haji to his house in Kileleshwa, where they recovered a mini pistol and a firearm license. Police said they were yet to confirm the authenticity of the license.
State counsel Duncan Ondimu asked Nairobi senior principal magistrate Martha Mutuku to allow police to remand Haji for five days as investigations continue.
Mutuku allowed police to detain the suspect for five working days.
In an affidavit produced in court, police claimed Haji was being used by al-Shabaab to spy on Kenyan security agencies.
Haji was also spying on several shopping malls within Mombasa town and the Nyali areas in preparation for terrorist attacks during New Year festivities.
Police said they believe Haji was an al-Shabaab agent recruiting and radicalizing youths for the terror group.