Top Al Shabaab Commander among Militiamen Killed In Lamu

Top Al Shabaab Commander among Militiamen Killed In Lamu

Two Al Shabaab members killed during the botched raid in Lamu on Sunday have now been identified as a British national and a commander who led the Mpeketoni raid last year.

Police have named the two as Thomas Evans, the British national and Lugman Osman Issa.

Preliminary investigations show that Issa led the group of about 200 Al Shabaab members who planned to attack several installations before KDF soldiers raided their camp on Sunday morning.

The death of Issa, who is also known as Shirwa, is being seen as a major victory for Kenya because Al Shabaab now lacks a commander in Lamu area.

Although Evans is yet to be identified through DNA tests, military officers and police believe one of the bodies of the dead militants is his.

The 24 year old British national is said to have left his homeland in 2011 to join Al Shabaab and adopted the name Abdul Hakim after converting to Islam in 2012.

The 16 bodies of dead militants are currently at the Mpeketoni district hospital mortuary where locals are identifying the bodies.

Police officers from the scenes of crime are also carrying out forensic analysis to identity the rest of the bodies.

Coordinating County Commander Chrispus Mutila has appealed to the public to report any suspicious people or anyone with gunshot wounds.

Mutila has further asked the residents to remain calm as security has been beefed up.

KDF also managed to recover recovered 2,270 rounds of ammunition of 7.2mm special, 2 icon radios, 2 Al Shabaab flags, 13 AK 47s, 1 pkm machine gun, 1 rpg, 1 rpg war head, 3 grenades, 49 AK47 magazines and other person effects.

Two KDF soldiers were also killed and five others injured and evacuated to Nairobi for specialized treatment.

 

By Wangui Ngechu

 

 

 

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