Rustlers' raid in Isiolo ahead of market day turns deadly

Traders at the Isiolo Livestock Market where cattle, goats and sheep are traded. (File, Standard)

Armed rustlers staged a daring raid at a sales yard within Isiolo municipality to steal animals meant for the next day’s market.

While shooting blindly, the bandits stormed the donor-funded facility, which also has a police post, rounded up cattle, and even managed to trek away with them.