Nairobi – (News Of The South) – The world`s most wanted woman, British Samantha Lewthwaite, the 30 year old Muslim convert who has strong links with Al Shebab is still as large as Kenyan officials on Tuesday dismissed a report that terror suspect Lewthwaite, known as the “White Widow”, had been inadvertently helped to leave the coastal resort island of Lamu.
According to the Standard newspaper, a “mysterious” white woman who may have been Lewthwaite was allegedly offered a police escort in April to visit a Kenyan army base in Somalia before disappearing.
“These are wild allegations, which are not true,” Lamu County police commander Leonard Omollo, explainined that the woman escorted had been identified as a Spanish tourist.
“This lady was a visiting tourist from Spain and she has since returned home,” he said.
Willy Wesonga, Kenya’s military spokesman refused to comment on the report.
Lewthwaite remains the subject of an Interpol “red notice” warrant for her detention, issued at Kenya’s request. She is wanted in Kenya on charges of being in possession of explosives and conspiracy to commit a felony dating back to December 2011.
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