Members of the police force ride in a heavily armed truck with 13 people
suspected to be members of a terrorist group who were arrested when
they were caught undergoing military drills in a forest in Nanyumbu
District, Mtwara Region recently. The suspects were being escorted to
Nanyumbu District Court. PHOTO| HAIKA KIMARO.
By Haika Kimaro The Citizen
Posted Friday, October 18 2013 at 00:00
Posted Friday, October 18 2013 at 00:00
In Summary
“The two suspects will be joined with their
eleven colleagues...a team of our lawyers is looking at the proper
provisions of legislation to be able to charge them,’’ said Mr Stephen.
Mtwara.Police are holding two more suspects in connection with illegal military training in a forest using al-Shabaab manuals.
The arrest puts the number of people arrested to
thirteen, according to Mtwara regional police commander Zelothe Stephen.
A fortnight ago, eleven people were arrested at Makolionga Mountain in
Nanyumbu District following a tip-off from informers, who saw them
performing military drills.
Already, eleven suspects have appeared before a Nanyumbu court and were due to be transferred to Mtwara Town where, according to commander Stephen, their case was to be mentioned yesterday.
Already, eleven suspects have appeared before a Nanyumbu court and were due to be transferred to Mtwara Town where, according to commander Stephen, their case was to be mentioned yesterday.
“The two suspects will be joined with their eleven
colleagues...a team of our lawyers is looking at the proper provisions
of legislation to be able to charge them,’’ said Mr Stephen.
The RPC who was addressing a news conference said
investigations into the al-Shabaab training was ongoing, adding that
there were still unanswered questions that needed a thorough probe.
The alleged al-Shabaab recruits were found in
possession of 25 digital video discs (DVDs) featuring Al-Shabaab
training manuals and locally made firearms.
After previewing the DVDs, the police found out
that they contained footage featuring activities of the militants and
the assassination of Osama bin Laden.
The DVDs, according to Mr Stephen, also show footages of the late Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin Dada, and the Mogadishu Sniper.
SOURCE: THE CITIZEN
SOURCE: THE CITIZEN
