From Lawyer to TV Hosts: Here are the People that Poured Millions to Aid the Dusit D2 Attack

52 M-Pesa shops, Ksh.100M transacted: Fresh details on suspects in Riverside attack

Ever wondered how terror groups conduct their financial transactions? Well, revelations made in a Nirobi court yesterday when six suspects were presented for hearing of their case will shock you.

The six are accused of financing the Dusit D 2 attack that left 21 people dead.

They are, Hassan Abdi Nur, Ismael Sadiq Abitham, Ali Khamisi Ali, Abdinoor Maalim Ismail, Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan and Sophia Njoki Mbogo.

Hassan Abdi Nur allegedly operated 52 M-Pesa shops; 47 of which were said to have been registered between October and December 2018.

The M-Pesa businesses reportedly received huge amounts of money from various places including South Africa and sent some to Somalia.

Ismael Sadiq Abitham, on the other hand, was a social media representative at Horizon TV station, and was said to be in constant communication with attack ring leader Ali Salim Gichunge and his wife Violet Kemunto.

Ali Khamisi Ali was arrested on Tuesday and was said to have several contacts in Somalia believed to be of Al Shabab sympathisers. Together with Ismael Sadiq Abitham, they were also alleged to have been in communication Gichunge and Kemunto.

Abdinoor Maalim Ismail was also arrested on Tuesday and told officers he is a Law student currently doing his pupillage. According to court documents, he has a number of sim cards registered under his name through which he has allegedly received over Ksh.100 million.

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Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan operates a parcel business and is suspected to have transferred various parcels to various locations besides also being in communication with Gichunge.

Sophia Njoki Mbogo, a branch manager at Diamond Trust Bank in Eastleigh, was arrested on Wednesday. She allegedly withdrew huge chunks of money from the branch despite no report ever being made to the police.

Investigators requested 30 days to detain the respondents pending completion of investigations but the court, however, gave the respondents time to file responding affidavits following requests by their counsels.

What action should the relevant authorities take on the six?

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