3 Police Officers Nursing Gunshot Injuries In Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack

MANDERA, Kenya, Aug, 2 – Three police officers attached to the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) are nursing gunshot injuries following a suspected Al-Shabaab attack on their camp in Mandera South.

According to preliminary reports, the attack occurred on Monday afternoon.

“There was an attack aiming at a security camp in the Mandera South area whereby suspected Alshabaab militants hurled missiles into our installation but our officers responded and repulsed the enemy,” said Mandera County Commissioner Onesmus Kyatha.

Gunfire is said to have ensued as the attackers were repelled by the police officers.

“We are fully aware of the threats posed by the militants in the county and we are also fully prepared to deal with any unexpected event because we want to have a secure and peaceful county,” he said.

The camp was the subject of yet another attack in the last week. Police noted at the time that the attackers used high explosive bombs.

Security agencies have since increased patrols in the area amid heightened activity along the Kenya-Somalia border.

“External threats are real in Mandera at the moment but we are well prepared to deal with it. We are engaging the local community to help get intelligence information to carry out timely responses to these threats,”

The government has heightened security across all of the country’s borders with her neighbour as we prepare for the polls.