Nyeri residents, on Wednesday, raised an alarm after they spotted a car similar to that used in Dusit D2 attack parked outside Posta Corporation.
The car consisted of graffiti of a skull emblazoned on its rear window with words underneath that read “Dead men tell no tales.”
A note from the area Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) revealed that the three occupants of the car appeared to be armed and preparing for another attack.
“A motor vehicle...was spotted at Nyeri Posta at around 14:00 hours. It had three occupants of Somali origin who were believed to be armed and preparing to commit a felony,” read the statement.
DCI further alerted the residents to make a report to their offices for arrests to be made.
The residents had taken their uproar online claiming that another attack was impending after they spotted the grey car.
Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu, while lauding the public, however, asked them to keep calm since the owner of the disputed car had presented himself to the police.
“Car (owner) takes himself to Kayole Police Station. Confirms he was in Nyeri onwards to Narumoro. Being dealt (with) and so far there’s now no cause for alarm.
“I would like to congratulate and thank all those who raised concern and shared this clip to have it acted on. This is essentially what ‘security-begins-with-me’ means,” he posted on social media.
The car used at Dusit D2 hotel contained a skull graffiti on its back alongside the number plate KCN 340E.
