Kenyan Police find ID on suspect linked to Al shabab

NAIROBI (KON) - Police are puzzling over how a senior Al-Shabaab commander, Hassan Hanafi Haji, who was arrested in Nairobi, was found with a Kenyan identity card.

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11 August 2014

An ID that he was allegedly found with showed he is Yusuf Hassan and was born in Mandera County, officials handling the case revealed. "We do not know if it is genuine and that is what we are still investigating.

The picture on the ID almost resembles him as much as it is showing some scars," said a senior official who did not want to be quoted. Another official said he may have obtained the document to help him move around because of the ongoing crackdown on illegal immigrants in Eastleigh.

 Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo declined to comment on the matter. Hanafi arrived in Nairobi on undisclosed dates to seek treatment for injuries he sustained in Somalia when he was arrested. He was arrested in Eastleigh last week and is being held by the Anti-Terror Police Unit.

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