Kenyan teacher kidnapped by Al-Shabaab rescued

Hagadera refugee camp in Dadaab

KENYA: A teacher working with a non-government organisation was rescued yesterday morning four days after she was abducted by suspected Al-Shabaab militants at Hagadera refugee camp in Dadaab.
North Eastern Regional Coordinator Amb Mohamud Saleh said a joint massive security operation was mounted on land and air to effect the rescue of the teacher working for Windle Trust, an international NGO.
The teacher, Ms Judy Mutua, was rescued after a fierce shootout between the security officials and the armed kidnappers, which resulted in the killing of one of the assailant. Four of his accomplices escaped with gunshot wounds.

"Ms Judy Mutua, who has been in hands of her abductors since Monday morning, was freed by Kenyan security personnel on Friday morning as the militants were about to cross the border in Dobley into war torn Somalia", Saleh noted.
"I want to thank the area residents for their cooperation that led to the successful rescue of the teacher. We have been pursuing the kidnappers since Monday and we mounted a massive land and air operation immediately that has now resulted to the successful rescue of the lady," Saleh added.
Security offices are still in in hot pursuit of the four militants who escaped.