Tanzania has been on frequent terror-attack threats from Al-Shabab, the affiliated Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and Al-Qaeda, threatening both the public lives and the country’s security organs.
The spokesperson for Tanzania Police Force, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Advera Bulimba told The Guardian that the country security organs are positioned to foil any such attacks.
She said the country is often under terror threats and that the police are always alert to counter any such threats from terrorists.
Police revelations comes following the recent ISIS call to the emir of Al-Shabaab in Somalia, Abu Ubaidah, to organise terrorist attacks in Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia for their efforts on counter-terrorism in the Region and the World at large. The report availed on Tuesday, by the International media channel Aljazeera, exposed that the terrorists group was planning for attacks in the three countries and that Somalia’s Al Shabab has already pledged its support for the attacks through an audio message translated into French and English.
Representative of ISIL Hamil Al-Bushra praised Al-Shabaab group for the good terrorist work it has committed in Kenya and requested them to extend further attacks and establish a stronghold in Tanzania and Ethiopia.
Aljazeera said the communication link with ISIL group to Al-Shabaab comes after the Nigeria terrorists group Boko Haram pledged their support and cooperation with ISIL in carrying out terrorist attacks.
Ms Bulimba said with the recent terror attack in Tanga Region, the Police Force has put in place the strategic communication links that would not be exposed to the public as it would jeopardise counter-terrorism efforts.
“We cannot expose our security organs communication strategies links because it would give advantage to terrorists to either escape or change their terrorist strategies,” she said.
She said Tanzanians need to ensure that they report to relevant authorities any suspicious move by unknown people saying their good cooperation has helped to foil and apprehend a number of terror suspects.
Approached for comment, the spokesperson for Tanzania People’s Defense Forces (TPDF) Major Joseph Masanja, said the military was only directly concerned if the terrorist claims has been thoroughly investigated by the police. Major Masanja said the military obligation comes only if requested to intervene in any terrorist operations.
On Thursday, the Minister of Home Affairs Mathias Chikawe was quoted by the local media as saying the country security organs has been positioned to ensure that peace and stability is not disturbed.
Three months ago, Tanzania experienced terrorist attacks at Mikocheni Falls, Amboni Village in Tanga Region where a military officer was killed, while five others including two soldiers and three police officers were seriously injured in shoot-outs with armed unknown armed group.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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