Al Shabaab planning major attack in Nairobi, DCI claims
Jan. 28, 2017, 9:00 am
By PATRICK VIDIJA, @vidijapatrick
Kenya Defence
Force (KDF) soldiers during a past patrol at Kenya-Somalia border. /FILE
Directorate of
Criminal Investigations on Saturday sent an alert of an imminent terrorist
attack targeting a learning institution in Nairobi.
Investigations
Officer Nicholas Kamwende said they have information that al Shabaab, led by a
Somali Amniyat, is currently executing the plan in Mandera.
In a situation
report sent to the press, Kamwende said the hit will employ the tactic used at Garissa
University in 2015, but through women attackers.
"The women
are already at Eastleigh, Nairobi in preparation for the attack while the
operative in Mandera is expected to deliver logistical support before the end
of January 2017," Kamwende said.
The directorate
appealed to all Kenyans to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities
that might help avert the attack.
The warning
comes a day after the Kenya Defence Forces lost 9 of its officers in an attack
at Kolibyow base in Somalia on Friday.
KDF, in a
statement, said another 15 soldiers were injured during the fierce engagement
and had been evacuated to Nairobi for medical attention.
KDF
spokesperson Paul Njunguna said that 70 al Shabaab members were killed and
scores wounded during the counter-attack.
"During
this engagement, KDF lost two officers and seven servicemen," Njuguna
said.
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