DCI Releases Names Of 4 Most Wanted Al Shabaab Suspects [PHOTOS]
DCI stated that the four suspects have been linked to the Al Shabaab terrorist group that has been wreaking havoc...
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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has urged Kenyans to volunteer information regarding the whereabouts of four criminals linked to the recent attacks in Lamu County.
In a statement on Friday, January 13, the DCI stated that the four suspects have been linked to the Al Shabaab terrorist group that has been wreaking havoc in Lamu and other parts of the country.
While releasing their names and photos, the investigative agency cautioned that the suspects; Abdullahi Banati, Maalim Ayman, Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir and Ramadhan Kioko, are armed and dangerous, thus caution is advised.
Suspects linked by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to the Lamu attack on Friday, January 13, 2023. /DCI
"The DCI is appealing to members of the public to volunteer information that may lead to the arrest of the following terror suspects, linked to the Alshabab terror network and responsible for the recent attacks in Lamu County.
"The suspects who are trained, armed and dangerous have been linked to several acts of terror that have occurred in the country in the past. Members of the public are asked to provide information that may lead to their arrest through our #FichuakwaDCI HOTLINE number 0800 722 203," stated the DCI.
On December 31, a Kenya Defence Forces soldier was killed while four others were injured in an attack suspected to have been carried out by the outlawed terrorist group in Lamu County.
Two weeks ago, at least two people were shot and killed by suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists who had disguised themselves as Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers and erected an illegal roadblock in the Witu area, Lamu County.
On January 5, the United States (US) Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), offered a reward of up to Ksh1.24 billion ($10 million) for information regarding the whereabouts of Al Shabaab suspects who attacked the Manda Bay Airfield in Lamu County, Kenya.
The daring attack which occurred on January 5, 2020, at pre-dawn saw the terrorists kill a US soldier and two US Department of Defense (DoD) contractors, as well as wounding two other US service members and a third DoD contractor.
The militants launched mortar rounds at the Kenyan and US positions inside the base and simultaneously fired rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and small arms at the adjacent Manda Bay Airfield.
Exactly three years later, DSS in a statement on Thursday, January 5 is appealing to anyone to produce information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of Maalim Ayman or any individual who committed, attempted, or conspired to commit, or aided or abetted in the commission of the attack on US and Kenyan personnel that began at around 5.30 am.
"Maalim Ayman is the leader of Jaysh Ayman, an al-Shabaab unit conducting terrorist attacks and operations in Kenya and Somalia. Ayman was responsible for preparing for the January 2020 attack.
"In November 2020, the Department of State designated Ayman as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended," the statement read in part.
