Security officers in Mandera East on Tuesday arrested a 26 year old Ethiopian national suspected to be a terrorist.
Negesa Abdullahi Bariso,was nabbed after he was found loitering suspiciously around the Huduma Centre while concealing his face with a white leso.
He was arrested by police from Mandera police station and handed over to the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) after preliminary checks indicated that his intentions at the government facility remained unclear.
Officers say the manner in which he covered his face raised fears that he could have been on a mission to collect intelligence for possible terrorism related activities.
ATPU detectives confirmed that the suspect will be arraigned in court today under a miscellaneous application as they will seek 21 days custodial orders to hold him as they complete with their intensive investigations.
His mobile phone has been secured and will be forwarded to the ATPU ICT forensics lab for data extraction and analysis to establish any terror links.
A multi-agency interrogation has also been lined up as part of the investigation.