In a statement released on Wednesday, February 18, the Counter Terrorism Policing unit revealed that the operation was the result of months of intense surveillance and covert intelligence gathering on a terror network operating within the Dadaab refugee camps. The intelligence-led operation led to the recovery of a cache of weapons, including 600 bullets, pistols, grenades, and explosives. Authorities also seized drugs that were linked to the plot.
Kenyan police in Garissa deny officers shot dead Somali taxi driver Ahmed Sheikh Omar, insisting he died in a road crash as leaders demand an independent investigation.
