Writes Leo Odera Omolo
PLANS are under the in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi to have a German national suspected to have been behind the series of bombings including that of a business premises housing fashionable shops in Nairobi’s Central Business District {CBD} last month.
The powerful explosion went off during the busiest hour of lunch time. It claimed the life of one Kenyan woman trader, and injured more than 30 people. Indorgan is also expected to stand trial in terrorism related activities back in to native home Germany.
Although he was a member of the outlawed Alqaeda backed Al-Shabaab Islamist militia terrorist group operating inside the neighboring Republic of Somalia. He was briefly in Kenya illegally. And back in his Germany home the authorities there have already issued a warrant of arrest against him through the International Police Organization {Interpol} earlier,” said a police spokesman.
The fugitive was later arrested in the neighboring Tanzania to where he had fled after masterminding the detonation of what was later identified as the deadly fertilizer bomb.
The bomb ripped off the roof of a building housing the popular musical shop called Assanand’s Buildings located along the Moi Avenue in Nairobi’s Central Business District {CBD}.
The Kenyan police have been hunting for the suspect who was suspected to have either to have been hiding in the country or had fled to Uganda.
Interpol had apparently issued a red notice for his arrest of provisional arrest of wanted persons with the view to extradition.
The suspect would be deported to Germany anytime now. There was a red notice asking for his arrest and deportation to Germany,”said a senior police officer who requested that his name not to be mentioned.
Interpol had asked for hi and other terrorist suspects fingerprints and other personal details before they issue the notice,’ said the official.
He officer added that Tanzanian police had written to them informing them that they Indorgan who crossed into that country through Kenya’s and Tanzanian coastal regions.
Other government source hinted that Kenya did not want to try the suspect because he would be a burden to them in prosecution and jailing him would also be a heavy burden Anti-Terror Police Unit.
Police in Nairobi said they were waiting to be supplied with statements that were recorded from Indorgan. He has recorded much of his being in the Eastern African region and there are probably got in touch with but “ our colleagues in Tanzania are yet to give the details of their interrogations with the suspected terrorist.”
He disclosed that a team of Kenyan detectives had been dispatched to Dar Es Salaam in order to get mire information regarding the arrested suspect terrorist.
Endorgan is someone we have been looking for and we have sent our officers {sleuths} to Tanzania to be part of the ongoing investigations,” said the officer.
Meanwhile the Deputy police Spokesman Charles Owino disclosed that that a team o Kenyan detectives had been urgently dispatched to Tanzania to get more detailed information regarding the on-going investigations regarding the arrest of the suspected terrorist.
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