Muustapha Ould Lima, a man the Americans say is linked to the Al-Qaeda group was in Kigali last week but his presence has heightened speculation that his presence there could be linked with the groups claim that they have penetrated East African region.
Last month, the Al-Qaeda group claimed that they were responsible for the killings in Eastern parts of Democratic Republic of Congo. Security experts in the region fear that his presence in Kigali could have been a decoy for the group to launch their activities in the region.
Last week Lima was seen in seen in Kigali and even attended a function with President Kagame. Lima was at Kigali International Airport when President Kagame received the Qatar Supreme leader.
However, speculation is high on the grapevine in which capacity was Moustapha Ould Lima at Kigali international airport, among the most loyal members of President Kagame?
“How did Moustapha Ould Lima, one of the most wanted people on the continent, travel to Kigali? Or which business does Moustapha Ould Lima run in Kigali?
Moustapha Ould Lima is said to be the coordinator of Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel Desert. Mauritania issued an international arrest warrant for Moustapha Ould Lima. Moustapha Ould Lima is probably one of the most wanted people on the African Continent.
According to the documents seized by US Navy Seal that raided and killed Osama bin Laden, Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was in direct contact with Osama bin Laden. According the CIA, the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the terrorist group Moustapha Quld Lima allegedly coordinates, makes tons of dollars annually, through kidnapping Western tourists, expatriates and/or businessmen, for ransom, in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Niger, Mali, Mauritanian and Algeria.
“Is it a coincidence that Moustapha Ould Lima is in Kigali at the same time Al-Qaeda claimed its first attack in DRC? And is it a coincidence that kidnapping Western tourists for ransom, the AQIM style, has increased in Uganda and DRC?”
United States, France and other western allies work closely with the Sahel region to fight Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). His appearance there comes at the time when there allegations that Allied Democratic Forces were working with Al-Qaeda to widen their base in the region. Also last month, Ugandan security agencies issued a security alert when the published photos of two men of Arab origin whom they claimed they had snaked into the country and were from Al-Qaeda.
