80 security officers dispatched to St Paul University after terror scare

By Standard Reporter

Limuru, Kenya: A team of 80 armed security officers have been dispatched to a graduation ceremony at the St Paul University in Limuru following a terror attack scare Friday morning.

The 22nd graduation ceremony was shortly interupted earlier and the gathering evacuated after claims that an Al shabaab militant was in the crowd.

It is reported that a message was sent to a senior police officer occasioning the evacuation.

Police combed the venue and declared it safe before allowing the ceremony to resume.

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi is the chief guest.