Thursday May 24, 2018
Some al Shabaab returnees who had been rescued in Somalia arriving back home at the Malindi international Aiport on April 30. /ALPHONCE GARI
A body of a Kenyan fighting for the al Shabaab was found in a camp in Jilib, Somalia.
The deceased's body identified as Abdi Kimani was found dangling behind a house in the camp that houses new foreign recruits.
Sources say Kimani killed himself after being in the camp for only three weeks.
"It
is alleged that Kimani is the third foreign fighter, among five who
have killed themselves at the camp with an unknown number having run
away." The source who did not want to be quoted said.
Harsh living conditions is one of the unrealistic expectations faced by the new recruits when they arrived at the camp.
"Those
that joined recently are mostly affected after joining when the group
it was riddled with many challenges including the flooding that brought
water borne diseases as well as the succession woes that are affecting
the group,” said the source.
The source further added that last week a Tanzanian female
recruit, identified as Amina killed herself after she reported to have
been sexually assaulted several times by the militants.
"She
spent the whole morning crying and groaning screaming that she wanted a
doctor, no one came to her aid and when the cries went silent at
midday, she was found dead next to one of the leader’s house."
It is alleged that she stabbed herself.
Unconfirmed
reports from the al shabaab camp in Afmadhow says two female recruits
had attempted suicide over rape allegations, the two were however
subjected to lashing by the militants as punishment for attempting
suicide.
The loss of foreign fighters through suicide is a new
phenomenon as opposed to when they were executed publicly for allegedly
spying for the Somalia and Kenyan intelligence services, whilst other
were killed in engagements with AMISOM forces.