A vehicle belonging to Jubilee Party campaign team was on Friday hijacked by suspected Al-shabaab militants.
The car which is said to have been ferrying supporters from a rally in Mandera County was intercepted at around 5 pm by unknown militants.
Confirming the incident, Mandera South Police boss Charles Chacha stated that the driver and a passenger from were reported missing.
“We received a report of the hijacking of a vehicle that was returning to Bore Hole 11 town after dropping party supporters at Falama area near the Kenya-Somalia border and rescue operation is underway,” he stated.
He affirmed that the car was carrying Jubilee members who had attended area Governor Ali Roba’s rally at Kotula town.
“The issue has been taken over by our military inside Somalia where we believe it was commandeered to but the driver and another passenger are yet to be found,” Chacha added.
He noted that the area had made strides in maintaining peace as no terror- related incident had been reported in the month prior to the hijacking.
The police boss assured that the security agencies in the region were on high alert urging the residents to cooperate so as to maintain order before, during and after the elections.
