How a Phone Call with Dusit Terrorists Landed Canadian National in Trouble with the DPP

A Canadian man has been detained in Kenya on suspicion he may be connected to this week’s deadly attack in Nairobi.

Abdihakim Guleid and five others are accused of aiding extremist gunmen who launched an assault on a hotel and business complex in the country’s capital, killing at least 21 people.

A judge ordered the suspects held for 30 days while authorities look into the assault on the dusitD2 hotel complex that was carried out by al-Shabaab, a group linked to al-Qaeda and based in neighbouring Somalia.

Despite appearing in court on Friday, Guleid, 46, has not been charged with anything.

Noordin Haji, director of public prosecutions in Nairobi, said authorities are investigating a phone call Guleid allegedly received from one of the attackers.

“He alleges that his phone is registered to his wife,” said Haji. “But after the communication, he SMSed a phone number. And that’s what we are investigating.”

Global Affairs Canada said it’s aware a Canadian has been arrested in Kenya and said it’s working to gather more information.

The agency also said that the family of the Canadian arrested is being provided consular services.

Guleid’s passport, which was issued in Edmonton, shows he was born in Somalia. His Ontario driver’s licence shows an address in Etobicoke, in the west end of Toronto.

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