Caption: The suspects are accused of smuggling refugees from Dadaab camp to Nairobi, where they used fake documents to leave for Europe and Canada. Photo/Capital FMPolice have arrested seven refugees for allegedly hosting Al-Shabaab terrorists at the Dadaab Refugee Camp.The suspects are accused of smuggling refugees from Dadaab camp to Nairobi, where they used fake documents to leave for Europe and Canada, Northeastern Regional Coordinator Mohamed Saleh said.
Police say the seven were arrested Tuesday in an investigation that had been launched weeks ago targeting illegal activities there.
Those arrested were identified as Bertie Mohamed Khalif, Ahmed Abdi Mohamud, Omar Mohamed Khalif, Bare Hussein Mahat, Shamsudin Dubow, Nasra Abdi Noor and Anab Mohamed Muhamed.
A court in Garissa said they will hold the suspects for 10 days to complete investigations.
The arrests come nearly a week after police arrested another group of suspected human traffickers on the coast and accused them of facilitating the movement of recruits for the Islamic State group and financing the extremist group.