GARISSA, KENYA: A police officer was killed and his colleague seriously wounded by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Garissa County, a week after they executed 28 civilians in Mandera.
The attackers who were on foot trailed the officers for about 100 meters before firing at them at a close range in Dagahley refugee camp.
Confirming the Saturday afternoon incident, the North-Eastern regional Criminal Investigation department officer Musa Yego said gunmen they highly suspect to be members or sympathisers of the dreaded Islamist group; Al-Shabaab attacked the two officers, one from Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and another from General Duties (GD).
“Assailants we suspect to be Al-Shabaab adherents attacked two of our officers at about 3.30pm today (Saturday) at Daghley killing one instantly and seriously injuring his colleague,” he told the Standard Digital.
He said the deceased was a CID officer based in Dadaab.
The CID Boss said the injured officer has been rushed to Dadaab District Hospital, where he is receiving treatment as he awaits to be transferred to Garissa referral hospital for specialised treatment.
He noted that the security officers have launched manhunt for the killers believed to be about 3 armed men, who disappeared into shanties refugee settlement shortly after attacking the officers.
