Kakamega police hold Form 3 student after confessing to be Al-Shabaab member

Police are holding a Form Three student after he allegedly confessed to being a member of the Al-Shabaab militant group. The suspect (whose name we have withheld because he is a minor), a student at St Ignatius Mukumu Boys’ High School in Kakamega, is said to have confessed to his teachers that he is a member of the terror group. Western Regional Police Commander Moses Ombati said his officers are investigating the matter to establish the truth. “We are aware of the case and we are currently investigating. “We want to establish the merit of the information,” said Mr Ombati. The suspect is said to have also claimed there are three other students in the school who are also members of the terror group. See also: Self-confessed Al-Shabaab student arrested in Kakamega Reports indicate the suspect intimated that the three colleagues are armed with grenades, AK-47 rifles and other weapons and are planning to attack other students. A search in the school, however, did not yield any weapons. Ombati said his officers have received the information and are treating the matter seriously. “Once we are through with investigations, the Government will respond immediately,” said the police boss. The teenager is said to have joined the terror group while he was a student at Jamhuri High School in Nairobi, before his parents transferred him to Mukumu Boys last year.

SOURCE: Standard Digital News