Is Kenya winning the fight against terrorism?
Twitter is under fire after Brave KDF soldiers successfully thwart another Al Shabaab attack in Garissa.
The group of Al Shabaab terrorists was believed to have targeted the Chinese workers among other citizens working on a road construction project in Shimbirey area in Garissa.
Authorities have intensified security operations across the country especially in counties along the porous Kenya-Somalia boarder.
This came less than 12 hours after police arrested three suspects, two from Somalia and a Kenyan in Hagadera, Garissa County.
According to detectives, the two had just returned to the country from neighbouring Somalia.
Police recovered three pistols and 23 rounds of ammunition.
Here are some of the reactions:
Instead of the 72 virgins they received 72 bullets in each in the attempted ambush in Garrissa. These terrorists must know people😀😀 #Garissa pic.twitter.com/XGveJteUko
— LATEST TWEETS (@twittetrevor01) January 21, 2019
MC BARR PRINCE (@McBarr_Prince)Even The Devil Will Deny Them. Say No To Terrorism.#Garissa
They will now be happy joining their 72 virgins in hell.
Attempt terror attach at Shimbirey, #Garissa, failed after soldiers defeated the alshabaab. pic.twitter.com/RfH3FIAmn6— Nandwa Isaac 💿 (@NandwaI) January 21, 2019
Dear alshabaab, here are your 72 virgins, as promised. Karibu. #Garissa pic.twitter.com/GHtSlZVoAm
— Seth_J. (@i_jseth) January 21, 2019
According to Northeastern Regional Commander Paul Soy, the two were aboard a hired vehicle and had directed the driver to avoid routes likely to be manned by authorities.
Security officers have been conducting operations in the vast Dadaab sub-county which is home to thousands of refugees and along the border in a bid to flush out Al-Shabaab militants, their sympathisers, and financiers believed to be hiding there.