Police are searching for an “armed and dangerous” terror suspect from Kitui County to avert possible terror attacks.
In a statement on Friday, Spokesman Charles Owino said Anthony Munyasya alias Abdalla is a “highly trained” al Shabaab operative who has been fighting for the militants in Somalia since 2014.
“He was recently deployed to the country as part of operatives who were to conduct an attack in Nairobi in February,” he said. Owino said Hassan had been planning to stage an attack in Nairobi, using a vehicle laden with improvised explosive devices.
“They were arrested and charged with arson but Abdalla jumped bail and sneaked to Somalia.”
“We call upon the police to be alert and vigilant. Anybody with information should report it to police immediately,” Owino said and assured confidentiality.