Kenyan Police officers have allegedly arrested world's most wanted
female terrorist, Samantha Lewthwaite alias White Widow. The arrest was
made on Thursday in Nairobi, DailyPost Kenya reports.
According to the report, anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) officers
responded after City dwellers blocked a car the woman and two men were
using along Moi Avenue, after suspecting the woman was the infamous
terrorist.
They held the suspects hostage for a while as they waited for the
officers to arrive following an earlier alert warning that Al Shabaab
militants were planning possible retaliatory attacks in Kenya.
The three were taken to Railways Police Station where they were
interrogated for hours before being handed over to ATPU for further
questioning.
It was gathered that the woman suspected to be Lewthwaite came from the United States to visit a Facebook friend in Mandera.
An officer from Directorate of Criminal Investigations confirmed
the arrests saying they acted swiftly following a call from the public.
“We received calls from residents indicating that they suspected the woman was the White Widow. We could not take any chances,” he stated.
Samantha has been on international police radar from several years
after being suspected of masterminding terror attacks in different
countries including the 2013 Westgate siege that led to death of over 60
people.
No comments:
Post a Comment