Terror suspect Juma Athman arrested in Mombasa, grenades, bullets found

Terror suspect Juma Athman.
Terror suspect Juma Athman.

Wanted terror suspect Juma Athman was arrested by ATPU officers in Mombasa on Friday.

Athman, 24, was apprehended at his house in Shika Adabu, Likoni, at around 5.30pm where several items were found.

They included

two grenades, 10 bullets and CDs with materials for radicalisation, an AK 47 rifle, a jungle jacket, his Kenyan passport and binoculars.

Others were

Safaricom and Airtel sim card holders, a 2GB flash drive, a Samsung card reader and a micro SD card.

Some of the items that were found in terror suspect Juma Athman's house following his arrest in Mombasa on April 14, 2017. /ELKANA JACOB

Sources said police were tipped off by members of the public. The operation was carried out by ATPU officers from Mombasa and Kwale county.

Athman was taken to Likoni police station for interrogation and further action.

Stephen Wangeci, another terror suspect, was arrested while sneaking into Mandera from Bula Hawa in Somalia.

He was also placed under police custody for questioning and a

court appearance.

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