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'Police in Lamu rescue mission were obsessed with money'

By Stanley Mwahanga | Oct. 10, 2014

A police officer stares at one of the shell of the cars burnt by a gang at the Mpeketoni Police Station. [Photo: File]

LAMU COUNTY: Most police officers called in to reinforce security following the Mpeketoni attack were more concerned about allowances, a report has shown.

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) report reveals the security operation - established to track down attackers who raided villages in Mpeketoni on June 15 and 16 and killed more than 60 people - was slowed down by the officers themselves.

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