{A suspected Al Shabaab terrorist has been arrested by Uganda security services at the border town of Bunagana, according to chimpreports}
Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson, Elly Matte, identified the suspect as Juma Sulaiman, 22. He said the Congolese national, who hails from Bucuro/Bwito, DRC, was apprehended on Tuesday afternoon as he attempted to cross to Congo.
“The suspect was travelling from Tanzania and tried to sneak into DRC through Bunagana without any single travel documents on him. Upon interrogation and physical checks, we discovered he was carrying documents that could link him to Al Shabaab,” said Maate.
Security at the border town remains tight as intelligence agencies maintain thorough screening of immigrants to and from the restive eastern part of DRC. President Yoweri Museveni recently said the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) are linked to Al Shabaab terrorists.
It is also widely believed that the two Islamist militias jointly planned the 2010 twin bombings of entertainment centres in Kampala in which over 79 people died.
Matte said Juma was a student at Imamushafi Islamic School in Tanzania between April 2009 and 2012.
The Police officer also revealed that Juma had traversed the neighboring countries of Kenya and Somalia to join Al Shabaab due to his father’s failure to provide him basic necessities.
Source: chimpreports.com
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