As the Dusit attack investgations continues a report by the Anti terror police indicates that one suspect linked to the recent attack received Sh9 million from South Africa in three months and sent it to Somalia.
The cash is said to have been received through 52 M-Pesa agents owned by Hassan Abdi Nur. Fourty seven of them were registered between October and December 2018.He used different IDs to register the SIM cards.
The money received was later withdrawn at the Diamond Trust Bank, Eastleigh branch before wired to Somalia.
According to ATPU’s Inspector Monicah Githaiga, her team is in the process of finding the the SIM cards subscriber details.
Nur who runs a tour firm was arrested along Waiyaki Way, Westlands, on Tuesday, others who were arrested include lawyer Abdinoor Ismael, journalist Ismael Ambitham, Ali Khamis and businessman Faisal Mohamed.
Lawyer Ismael who a graduate of Kenya School of Law currently undergoing pupillage, has received over Sh100 million which is beleived to have been financing the terrorism activities.
Journalist Ambitham and Khamis both works at Horrizon TV as Social Media representative and ,Marketing Manager respectively were in constant communication with slain lead attacker Ali Salim Gichunge, who died during the attack and his spouse Violent Kemunto Omwoyo while Khamis is a marketing manager for the Horizon TV.
Mohamed, who runs a business, was in constant communication with both Nur and Gichunge. He is believed to have been contracted to deliver parcels to Dusit Hotel complex.
Detectives say during their investigations, they established Mohamed was involved in planning the Garissa University attack on April 2, 2015.
The ATPU was yesterday seeking 30 days custodial orders to continue with investigations. The anti-terror unit says all the six suspects were arrested for aiding and abetting the terrorist attack, especially facilitating the movement of finances.
Senior principal magistrate Martha Mutuku directed the defence to file response affidavits today.