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‘Attacker used witness’ ID to enlist SIM card

Kenya: A trial court yesterday heard that a witness' identity card was used to register a SIM card that was used by one of the attackers to make calls at the Westgate Mall during and after the September 21 terror attack.

While testifying in the case in which four suspects are accused of lending support to the terrorists who attacked the mall, Catherine Riaki denied knowing one Abdiqadir Abdi Saciid on whose name a mobile phone number was registered using her national identity card number.

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