Kenyan Security Agencies made a major step in counterterrorism war after they nabbed a key suspected linked to the DusitD2 Complex attack in Nairobi.
A multi agency team raided a house in Majengo, Mombasa and nabbed Fawaz Ahmed Hamdun, one of the most wanted Al-Shabaab operatives.
Apart from aiding the DusitD2 attack at 14 Riverside Drive, Hamdun, is believed
to have been involved in the recruitment of youth into the Somali-based
Al-Shabaab terrorist group.
Hamdun, 28, is believed to have played a key role in facilitating the re-entry
of DusitD2 suicide bomber Mahir Riziki to Kenya from Somalia to execute the
attack.
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the January 15, 2019 attack that left 21 people dead.
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Hamdun according to intelligence reports is reported to have coordinated Mahir Riziki’s journey from Somalia to Kenya and facilitated his stay.
In 2014, Riziki was placed on the most wanted list after directly being involved in the killing of a police officer at Royal Court Hotel. He then fled to Tanzania.
Hamdun has also been linked to the Ramadhan Kufungwa radicalisation network at the Coast, which targets the youth for Al-Shabaab recruitment. He will be interrogated by the investigative agency for more leads.
