Suspected bandits raid Lami Nyeusi in West Pokot, kill five people

Police in Samburu County remove the body of a man who was shot dead by bandits during an attack at Pura village in Samburu west constituency. [File, Standard]

Suspected bandits have shot dead five people in Lami Nyeusi, West Pokot during an early morning raid and made away with 18 goats.

Confirming the incident, West Pokot county commissioner Apollo Okello said suspected armed bandits crossed the border from Turkana and ambushed the residents leaving at Lami Nyeusi and made away with18 goats.