Suicide bomber Mahir Riziki was on ‘most wanted list’ for 5 years

Mahir Khalid Riziki. The bomber trained in surveillance in Somalia

Mahir Khalid Riziki, the man who the military said was the suicide bomber in last Tuesday’s terrorist attack at 14 Riverside Drive complex has been on Mombasa’s most wanted list since November 2014, according to records.

A Sh2 million bounty was placed on his head alongside seven others in April 2015. He was then believed to be hiding in Kwale alongside Mohamed Shosi (now deceased).