We did not lose 11 KDF men in recent attack - Colonel Obonyo

Locals under tight security views the bodies of slain Alashaabab suspects outside the the tiny Mpeketoni hospital's mortuary grounds in Lamu County ,15th June,2015. The eleven suspects were killed by KDF at Bargoni in Lamu County when they attempted to attack an armey barracks on Sunday,014th June,2015.PHOTO BY MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD

Kenya Defence Forces spokesman Colonel David Obonyo has refuted claims that more than two soldiers died while defending the country against an Al-Shabaab dawn attack in the Baure military camp in Lamu.

Hours after the attack, online buzz had it that nine bodies of KDF soldiers were taken away from the scene on June 14, moments after a fierce fire fight with heavily armed Al-Shabaab rebels. Other reports which The Nairobian could not independently verify also suggested that 11 KDF soldiers, including four sentries, died on the spot while another succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment.