The government has curtailed night activities in Tana Delta Sub County following the abduction of 23-year old Italian woman Sylvia Romano in November last year.
Although the government has not officially declared a curfew in the area following the incident that occurred in Chakama Village of Kilifi County, residents and travelers are only being allowed to carry out their activities during the day.
No one is allowed to pass the road blocks at entry and transit points along the Mombasa-Garissa and Minjilla-Lamu roads after 7.00 pm as the government continues with its search for the Italian lady.
Tana Delta Deputy County Commissioner Charles Akwanalo said Thursday that nocturnal activities would remain restricted as long as the foreigner remains in the hands of her abductors.
He consequently asked the residents to volunteer information that would lead to the rescue of the woman and the arrest of her abductors, who are believed to have come from the sub county, for them (residents) to regain their freedom of movement at night.
He said no vehicles along the Mombasa-Garissa and Minjila-Lamu roads would be allowed to enter or leave the sub county by 7.00 pm, while night movements of canoes and other vessels used to cross river Tana would remain banned till further notice.
A recent attack by the outlawed group Al shabaab
Efforts to trace abducted Italian aid worker Silvia Romano who was kidnapped by gunmen in Malindi in November last year are still ongoing Inspector General of police Joseph Boinnet has said.
Boinnet said police have made several arrests in connection with the abduction and are hoping for a breakthrough soon.
This emerged even as police continued to detain two Muslim clerics who are alleged to have failed to report the presence of abductors and the victim at the mosque when the suspects went there for prayers and sought medication for Romano.
Boinnet said police would not relent in their efforts to find the 23-year-old alive. “We have not given up yet, my officers are working day and night to ensure we rescue the Italian alive, therefore efforts to trace her are still ongoing in various areas,” he said.
The abductors have been shifting from one hideout to another with the victim. Detectives tracked down the kidnappers said the suspects Yusuf Kuno Adan and Said Adan Abdi had returned to Tana River county after their plan to sneak to Somalia aborted.