ATPU, DCI raid in Eastleigh recovers hundreds of Al-Shabaab combat uniforms destined for Somalia

ATPU, DCI raid in Eastleigh recovers hundreds of Al-Shabaab combat uniforms destined for Somalia

NAIROBI, Kenya, April 8 — A multi-agency security team has recovered hundreds of combat uniforms linked to the Al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group Al-Shabaab, following an operation in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area. The raid, led by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU), targeted a suspected terror logistics network, resulting in the seizure of 725 combat uniforms and additional appare…

DCI Busts Al-Shabaab Network in Eastleigh Amid Terror Threats

The operation followed a cross-border intelligence thread that the ATPU officers were working on with the network's sourcing stretching as far as China.

Multi-agency team recovers al-Shabaab uniforms in Eastleigh operation

A multi-agency security team recovered a large consignment of suspected al-Shabaab military uniforms during an intelligence-led operation in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area. According to police, the operation—conducted on April 7, 2026, targeted premises around the KBS Garage along 12th Street. The crackdown follows an earlier interception of 25 bales of similar suspected uniforms in Dhobley, Somalia, by Jubaland Security Forces on April 6. The consign…