Police have arrested three suspected young female terrorists believed to be on their way to join the Al-Shabaab militia group, in Somalia.
The three identified as Nargis Arafat Gulam, Mwanajuma Mweru Tayari and Saumu Ali Athmani were on Wednesday found with a collection of gadgets that the police have linked to a planned attack in Garissa.
The suspicious 'Jihadi brides' aged between 15-18 years were nabbed in a bus at Mtwapa in Kilifi County en-route to Garissa.
Security agents managed to recover laptops, satellite phones, military boots, surveillance pen, laptop charger, external hard disk and ear phones, Standard reports.
It is reported that the items were to be handed over to an Al-Shabaab operative as soon as the suspects arrived in Garissa.
Reports further indicate that a fourth suspect who handed over the items to be delivered to the Al Shabaab militant in Garissa, fled to the United Kingdom leaving three phone numbers that the girls were to use to call the receiver.
The girls were arraigned in court and afterwards detained for 30 days to enable the police complete their investigations.
Kenyan government has in the recent past been up to task in the fight against terror. Last week saw the government launch Operation Linda Boni Forest which is aimed at flashing out Al Shabaab militia individual believed to be arranging attacks in Kenya from the vast forest.
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The Kenya Defense Forces are reported to have surrounded the forest in what is seen as a looming battle between the forces and the militants in hiding.
