Two police officers and three civilians have been shot dead and others injured after a bank attack in El wak, Mandera County.
Mandera South OCPD Charles Chacha confirmed the incident stating that the officers were guarding Equity Bank El wak branch when the attack occurred.
Mr Chacha stated that the attackers arrived at the bank in a Toyota Probox and opened fire, shooting indiscriminately.
Mandera County Commissioner Fredrick Shisia reiterated Mr Chacha's remarks stating that “a Toyota Probox without number plate approached Equity Bank and the occupants started spraying the bank premises with bullets".
Mr Shisia confirmed that “a good number of civilians” around the bank were injured in the incident but noted that the exact number was still unknown.
He noted that the injured had been taken to El wak hospital where they were receiving treatment
The County Commissioner further noted that the increased terror attacks in Mandera could be as a result of the killing of two top commanders of Al-Shabaab from Elwak town.
“We have unconfirmed reports that these incidents are due to the killing of their commanders in two different incidents by our security officers,” Mr Shisai stated.
In a separate incident, a vehicle narrowly escaped an improvised explosive device (IED) at Qurqura area in Mandera County. No casualties were reported in the incident.
