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Panic at church in Mombasa over ‘terror’ leaflets seeking to recruit members

Leaflets suspected to have been distributed by terrorist and separatist groups were dropped outside a church in Likoni estate on Sunday seeking to recruit members.

Police said there was anxiety at the Salvation Army Church in Majengo Mapya when worshipers encountered Kiswahili literature asking them to join Al Shabaab, Mombasa Republican Council and a criminal gang christened “Wakali Wao”.

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