A call from a man in Ruaka, Kiambu County, on Tuesday evening helped police with crucial information to crack a web of terror suspects behind the DusitD2 attack that left 21 people dead.
According to police sources, a man in Kiambu called to inform the security apparatus that the car used by the gunmen to storm the hotel premise had been spotted at Guango Estate in Muchatha on different occasions.
Administration policemen who were alerted about the tip went to the estate on Tuesday at around 8pm and barricaded it, hours after the terrorists stormed the hotel, the Standard reports.
The car, a Toyota Ractis KCN 340E, was known in Guango estate as its owner played blaring music attracting the attention of the residents.
The call saw police respond swiftly and cordoned off the homestead (house number E9) where the owner of the car has been living since March, last year.
It would later emerge that the owner of the car, Ali Salim Gichunge, was one of the masterminds behind the attack.
A police source hailed the neighbour whom they termed as vigilant, as his call helped police gather crucial details that have seen them unmask several people linked to the attack.
“That single call by a man who said he knew the car helped to crack the issue. We got much information that is now helping to unveil the entire network and we commend the public for this,” the officer told the Standard.
The identity of the man who made the call has been concealed due to security reasons.
The public has been urged to be vigilant and report any suspicious activities.