Senegal has placed four suspected terrorists under custody over charges of criminal conspiracy, advocating terrorism and supporting terrorism.
Demba Sow, Amadou Borry Diallo, Belko Diall and Siradji Labor were arrested between January 20 and 22 in Kidira, eastern Senegal, Senego reported on Thursday. Investigators linked them to Jihadist Amadou Diallo alias Amadou Koufa who is the head of Katiba Macina organisation.
A search of the bedroom of one of them, Demba Sow, enabled investigators to locate five cell phones which led investigator into discovering Sow is a member of several Whatsapp groups that advocate Jihad, according to Senego. Images of the execution of “disbelievers” were found there and eight other phones, with similar images, were discovered in Siradji Labor’s store, Senego reported.
Siradji Labor is suspected of having links with the Macina Liberation Front led by the Peul jihadist Amadou Kouffa. The investigating gendarmes believe they were recruiters for the branch of Ansar Dine in central Mali.
