DCI issues alert on five 'armed and dangerous' terror suspects - PHOTOS

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has issued out an alert on five terror suspects believed to have been behind previous terror attacks that occurred in the country.

According to the DCI, four of the suspects namely; Ramadhan Hamisi Kufungwa, Issa Abdalla, Ahmed Omar Said and Maalim Yussuf Hassan have carried out various attacks in Lamu County while the final suspect, Maalim Abbas alias Abbas Guyo, was responsible for planning the 2014 attack on Garissa University that left 147 people dead.

"Ramadhan Hamisi Kufungwa commands Al Shabaab fighters and coordinates attacks from Somalia targeting innocent Kenyans. He is the link person to Kassim Musa Mwarusi, a fugitive responsible for executing attacks in Boni and movement of recruits to join Al Shaabab and other terror groups from Kenya," said the DCI in a statement.

"The second suspect Issa Abdalla Ahmed alias Issa Kauni, URWA/ORWA, Jafar from Malindi in Kilifi County, joined Al Shabaab and traveled to Somalia in 2014. He has been involved in several previous attacks in the country and has risen through the ranks to become a member of the suicide brigade. He is currently involved in planning attacks against targets within the country."

Malindi native Ahmed Omar Said, the DCI added, has been involved in a number of attacks within Boni Forest after initially joining the Al-Shabaab network in 2016.

He is attached to Al-Shabaab's Jaysh Ayman Brigade, an elite branch of the terror outfit formed specifically to carry out attacks in Kenya.

"The fourth suspect Maalim Yussuf Hassan Abdullahi alias Isaack Hassan Abdullahi, Maalim Yussuf Abdullahi Ibrahim is wanted for the killing of three (3) teachers at QARSA in 2018 and the assassination of a local assistant chief in Gumurey, Wajir County in December 2020," said the DCI.  

The DCI similarly urged  members of the public with any information that may lead to the arrest of five terror suspects affiliated with Al-Shabaab to present themselves to police.

"Should you have any information regarding the whereabouts of the above mentioned suspects whose activities pose a serious security threat to innocent Kenyans, do not hesitate to reach us through our anonymous hotline number or the police hotline number," said the DCI.