A police chopper was on Saturday shot down in Lamu on Saturday by suspected terrorists as it patrolled Boni forest.
Official reports indicated that the MI-17 helicopter was overflying in Bodhei area when one of its engines was hit.
The pilot managed to safely land it at Basuba General Service Camp.
'Witnesses said they heard gunshots from the ground. The pilot and his crew said one of the engines went off after the incident which forced them to make an emergency landing,” an official noted.
No one was injured in the incident aimed at scaring away the security personnel from the area.
Subsequently, Security agencies working in Boni Forest discovered a hideout for Al-Shabaab terrorists and recovered food and bombs.
They recovered 100 kilogrammes of rice, 20 kilogrammes of beans, 20 kilogrammes of sugar, 20 kilogrammes of cooking oil and two buckets of IED making materials at the militants makeshift camp.
The camp was located 5 kilometres from the scene of IED attack along Kiunga-Sankuri road where 5 KDF soldiers were last week killed.
The incident occurred as the soldiers were fetching and supplying clean water to the local residents.
According to the Standard, ongoing operations to smoke out Al-Shabaab from their hideouts in Lamu and its environs shall continue full strength.
