Anti-terror Police (ATPU) reportedly intercepted two Mombasa men at Takaba, Mandera while trying to sneak out of the country to join Al-Shabaab in Somalia.
The two Kenyans identified as Suleiman Hemed Mwandilo and Salama Salim Mohamed were apprehended last week by ATPU officers en-route to Somalia.
According to initial Police report, the two individuals are key Al-Shabaab facilitators and recruiters who were attempting to cross over to Somalia and continue with their recruitment and facilitation of terror activities.
Security officers intercepted the two at a roadblock in Takaba as they were planning to cross over to Somalia through the El-Wak – Boroache route.
The two who were presented in court and initially claimed they were heading to Elwak to market fish products. Police were given 30 days to complete their investigations.
The two are said to have been active members in the Al-Shabaab facilitation and recruitment network in Mombasa and believed were part of Ramadhan Hamisi Kafungwa’s network.
