Two ISIS suspects detained for 30 days as police foil terror attacks

One of the two suspects arrested. The two were arrested following a tipoff by their leader, Mohamed Abdi Ali, who is in police custody. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

Two terror suspects Abubakar Jillo Mohammed, Kiguzo Mgutu have been detained for 30 days at an undisclosed police station to pave way for investigations

Police arrested the two Kenyans linked to ISIS terror group and foiled what they termed as a planned terrorist attack in Nairobi and Mombasa.

Kiguzo Mwangolo Mgutu and Abubakar Jillo Mohamed are said to have been radicalised at Kangemi Mosque and were recruited by Mohamed Abdi Ali who has links with the Syrian group.

Ali had been arrested three weeks ago in an operation in Makindu. This is the second such arrest to be made in less than a month. When Ali and his accomplice were arrested, police said they planned to launch a chemical attack in the country.

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet said Wednesday the two were arrested on Tuesday in a police operation in Kangemi following a tipoff by Ali who is in custody.

 “Following Mohamed Abdi Ali’s arrest, members of his network have been planning retaliatory attacks using home-made explosives. The arrest of the two has foiled terror attacks with explosives and other weapons that were planned for Nairobi and Mombasa,” Boinnet said in a statement.

He said they recovered various materials that were to be used to manufacture an IED at Mgutu’s residence in Kangemi.

Materials seized during their arrest include nails, ball bearings, batteries, electrical wire, fertilizer, cell phones and other suspected explosive substances which have been taken for forensic analysis.

According to the police, the two suspects were authors of an online document that declared their allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.