SHOCK as a top KCSE student is arrested in DRC over terrorism links as details emerge that he comes from a well-to-do family.

By Larry John Brown

Published: January 30, 2022 | 5:53 PM GMT

Sunday, 30 January 2022 – A bright Kenya student who scored an A- in the 2014 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) has been arrested for alleged involvement in terrorist activities.

The suspect, identified as Salim Mohamed alias Chotara, was arrested in DRC for being a member of the Islamist Rebel Group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which has been organizing terror attacks in Uganda and DRC.

He is reportedly the commander of the terror group.

The suspect, who hails from Mombasa County, comes from a well-to-do family.

He had travelled to Turkey for further studies but he was deported in 2017.

When he returned to the country, he was arrested for radicalizing youths in Mombasa to join terrorist groups.

He was released on Sh 1.5 Million bail and after his release, he fled the country in 2020.

DCI had listed him among the most wanted terror suspects.

He had reportedly planned to sneak into the country and carry out attacks.

Below is a photo of the suspect.

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