Police Reservists surrender guns for fear of attacks in Lamu

NAIROBI, KENYA:  Eight Kenya Police Reservists (KPR) have surrendered their guns to police after fearing they will be attacked and robbed by militants terrorising residents of Lamu and Tana River Counties.

The eight who include a chief and his assistant said they have been receiving reports and threats of attacks targeting them because they are armed.

The chief for Milimani Location Yusuf Nur told The Standard he led the other KPR officials in returning the guns to the Kiunga police station on Sunday evening for their safety.

"We don't want to be harmed because we are armed. There are no enough police in this area to ensure our safety and we will pick them once there is security," said Nur.

Police at the Kiunga station confirmed eight guns with more than 200 bullets had been surrendered and they were expecting two more.

The development was after gunmen raided Pandanguo village in Lamu County torching houses, school and robbed Kenya Police Reservists of six guns.