11 Kenyans Shot Dead After Being Tricked to Attend Peace Meeting

Ethiopian bandits crossed into Kenya on Monday and terrorised residents of Folore village 200 kilometres from Marsabit town and stole camels. 

The area Chief Mamo Honicha told NTV the 11 killed were young men who were responding to an invite to a peace meeting after the robbery, which turned into a trap as they were ambushed on the way.

One survivor reported that they were surrounded by more than 100 bandits who lined up the young men and executed them one by one. 

He disclosed that the attackers were wearing uniforms belonging to Ethiopian authorities.

The local administrator attributed the escalated dispute to a struggle to control pasture and watering points in the area. 

Leaders from the area constituted a peace committee which was sent to Ethiopia to try and iron out the differences.  

This happened just a day after a group of heavily armed Al Shabaab militia reportedly raided Hareri Hosle village, Khalalio, in Mandera in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, Dickson Githaiga, a journalist based in the town of Mandera affirmed the occurrence of the attack.

"Yes, there was a raid conducted by suspected Al Shabaab militia, they also raided a food store in town and made away with AK47 rifle and ammunition from officers stationed in the area," he affirmed.

The village of Hareri Hosle is located approximately 30kms west of the Mandera County headquarters.

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