Three Somali Citizens Detained For 14 Days Over Terror Plot Allegations
A Mombasa court has arrested three foreigners for 14 days pending investigations into allegations that they planned to carry out a terrorist act after the Easter break.
Lydia Kadima 
The three suspects have been n in police custody since their arrest on April 13 in Muzamil Shop One in Barsheba, Kisauni sub-county
Following an application by the police, Senior Principal Magistrate Vincent Adet allowed the Anti-Terror Police Unit to arrest Osman Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan, and Hussein Ibrahim Hassan all from Somalia so that the police could continue their investigations into the claims.
“I will allow the application as prayed and the respondents will be detained for 14 days,” said Adet.
According to an affidavit submitted by the police, the accused have ties to known terror operations in Somalia.
“Intelligence reports have revealed that there is an imminent threat of attacks which was planned by seven Al-Shabaab operatives dispatched from Somalia within the Coastal region after the Easter holiday,” said state prosecutor Hillary Isiaho
Isiaho told the court that the respondents were in frequent communication with the alleged terror operatives and that the investigation would take longer because the suspects were foreigners.
Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan, he said, is a Somali national who allegedly tried to obtain Kenyan registration after sneaking into the country for unexplained reasons.
He added the investigation team has to go to the Dadaab and IFO refugee camps in Garissa County, where Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan is suspected of meeting with other known terrorists.
“On April 18, 2022, Hussein Ibrahim Hassan was found smuggling a cell phone into Makupa Police cell and the investigating team wishes to establish the source of the cell phone,” said Isiaho.
According to him, a parallel inquiry of the three's arrest is underway in Nairobi. The prosecution warned the judge that releasing the suspects would jeopardize the investigation.
According to the prosecution, authorities are following up on intelligence reports in order to make more arrests, saying that there are other suspects both inside and outside Mombasa County.
According to Isiaho, the trio is being investigated for being members of a terrorist organization and possessing materials related to terrorism.
