A woman who was allegedly recruited into the Middle East terror group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) while studying at a local university in Nairobi has been given a council house worth Ksh75 million in the UK.
A report by Daily Mail on Sunday, August 1, indicated that the woman has been living in the house valued at 500,000 Sterling Pounds with her family for two years now.
The publication further indicated that the suspect, who lost her arm during an airstrike in Raqqa, Syria, was facilitated by the UK's National Health Service (NHS) to acquire a prosthetic costing Ksh 453,000.
She sustained injuries on her leg and lost one breast when the coalition forces launched an attack at a neighbouring weapons store.
The suspect was born in Britain but moved to Nairobi, Kenya in 2012, to complete her A-levels at a Kenyan university while living with her stepfather.
In 2014, she was enrolled at the local university where she was listed to pursue a course in Journalism.
She, however, got entangled with ISIS around 2015 after she began watching their videos online alongside her friends. She reportedly began receiving training sessions from the militia group online.
The same year, she is said to have moved to Syria through Turkey and stayed in Madhafa, a special residence for Jihadi women awaiting to be married by ISIS fighters.
Later, she married a fighter named Abu Suleiman and the two moved to Raqqa until the strike occurred in 2019.
She was captured during the battle of Baghouz and taken to the al-Hol prison camp.
"At that age (20), it was a vulnerable age you’re in, trying to find a purpose in life... I left my career of being a journalist, probably working for Al-Jazeera.
"It’s sad that for really four years, four years went down the drain… I left everything, thinking I was coming for a better cause," She narrated to documentary maker Alan Dancun in 2019.
She further explained that she did not play a part during her stay with the militia group arguing that they used the art of manipulation to hide horrific activities from its recruits.
"The Islamic State, they take your mind. They show the good side of what they are doing, and you see nothing else at all. I didn’t do anything. I played no part in it, ok," she added.
It was also revealed that the woman is currently under a government program since her release from prison 18 months ago.
