Kenya’s security agencies warn of a terror cell luring youths to join the Somali based terrorist group and Al-Qaeda affiliate, Al-Shabaab.
Security authorities warn that, a terror cell in Central region of the country is recruiting youths and dozens of young men from Othaya, Nyeri might have been recruited into the proscribed terror group.
According to Nyeri County Commissioner David Kipkemei, security agencies are aware of the recruitment of about 100 young men from Othaya to join the terror group.
Speaking during the Madaraka celebrations in Othaya, Kipkemei warned the Central region citizenry and especially youths not to be lured into joining the terrorist groups.
He highlighted that security agencies are pursuing two men suspected to have been in Somalia for Al-Shabaab training and recently returned to Nyeri to lead the illegal recruitment exercise.
“We are aware they are being recruited by people from other counties and we have all the names. The two men who returned from Somalia should be informed that they are on the governments’ radar,” Kipkemei warned.
Nyeri County in the recent past came into limelight for being a hide-out for terrorists; with some of the terrorist who carried the recent Dusit D2 Hotel terror attack in Nairobi being born and bred in Majengo slums, Nyeri County.
The County Commissioner called on locals to volunteer any information that would reveal any plans of terror recruitments besides reintroduction the criminal gangs in the region.
