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A Muslim cleric alleged to have been involved in financing the Garissa University College terror attack in which Al-Shabaab terrorists killed 148 people has been detained in Nairobi to help police with investigations.
The Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) on Monday got a 30-day extended detention order by a court against Sheikh Hassan Mahat Omar, who was arrested on Friday.
Police say he has “close links” with Mohammed Kuno, alias Sheikh Mahammad, alias Dulydin, alias Garmadhere, Al-Shabaab’s leader in the Juba region of Somalia and the alleged mastermind of the recent terrorist attack at the learning institution.
Mr Omar and a Mr Ali Hassan Gure, who is yet to be presented in court, are involved in the financing of terrorism, the prosecution alleged in court on Monday.
“They are high-profile personalities and are believed to be key terrorism financiers in the country,” a prosecutor said.
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