Kenyan officer killed as Shabaab gunmen ambush police convoy in Garissa

Police officers attend to one of their colleagues who was injured during the surprise attack. [Photos: Courtesy]

Conflicting accounts swirled around over the number of police officers injured in an ambush set up by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Yumbis, Garissa County.

While the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinett issued a final statement saying four officers were injured and that all officers caught up in the ambush were accounted for, the Presidential Strategic Communication Unit (PSCU) rushed to issue condolences to families of bereaved officers allegedly killed in the Monday attack.