5 Alshabaab suspects that include two women were on Saturday arrested by Kenyan authorities for allegedly surveying a target.

The 5 were  carrying out surveillance at Wisky river pub along Kiambu road using M/v KCR 598M make Toyata vitz white in colour according to a police report accessed by Horn24News.

The  five suspects are  

1. Mohamed Abas Mohamud - USA citizen
2. Mohamed Hassan Bario -Somalia national
3. Mohamed Adan - Kenyan driver,
4. Hodan Abdi Ismail female Somalia national
5. Ifrah Mohammed Abshir female Somalia national.

Police receovered the following exhibit according to the report recorded at the Runda Police station in the capital Nairobi.

- One trouser Kenyan Airforce trouser,
- one jungle t-shirt
- One jungle hut
- One jungle trouser
- Money in various currency and denomination i.e Us dollar, Ksh and Somalia Shs
- One laptop make Mac book.
- One US passport
- one US embassy security card,
- Various cheques.


The suspect was placed in custody at the Pangani polife station.

The arrest came as Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta declared war against the Somali militant group as attacks in North Eastern region of the country surged.