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Mandera County Commissioner Joseph ole Nkoyo denies reports that teachers were abducted

Aerial view of Mandera Town. The county commissioner has dismissed allegations of the abduction of two teachers from the area. (Photo:File/Standard)

Mandera, Kenya: Security agencies in the border County of Mandera are looking for individuals, who allegedly put entrapment for security officers on Friday, by giving false alert that two teachers had been kidnapped by Al Shabaab.

Three soldiers, who were among security personnel responding to the information, were injured after they came under hail of bullets from attackers.

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