Al-Shabaab militants have once more hit Yumbis area in Fafi sub-county in Garissa, injuring five police officers before setting four police vehicles on fire.
It is however not clear how many officers are still missing as conflicting reports continue to emerge from the Government entities.
Earlier nformation from the Presidential Strategic Communication Unit (PSCU) through their twitter account had indicated loss of lives, but the statement was later retracted.
On the other hand the Interior Affairs Ministry has denied any loss lives from the Monday attack saying only five officers were injured.
It is reported that Al-shabaab militants attacked a convoy of police officers headed to rescue their colleagues who had been injured in another attack Monday afternoon.
In the earlier attack three police officers were injured after their vehicle ran over a land mine, prompting the dispatch of another team to rescue them and it was then that gunmen ambushed the convoy of police officers, before setting their vehicles on fire.
However Garissa County Commissioner James Kianda says only five police officers out of the 30 deployed to Yumbis were injured adding three vehicles were burnt by Al-Shabaab militants after the officers disembarked and pursued them on foot while one another vehicle was burnt in the earlier Monday afternoon attack, The Nation reports.
In a report on The Standard, Police spokesman George Kinoti says 13 police officers are missing and two others wounded after an attack by suspected Al-shabaab militants.
The attack on police officers comes a week after Al-Shabaab militants stormed Yumbis village and preached to locals for hours.
Who is fooling who over the #Yumbis attack. pic.twitter.com/MIVGsWYwxh
— Nation FM (@NationFMKe) May 26, 2015
#YumbisAttack update: 1 officer airlifted to Nrb for f/treatment,1 officer critically injured but stable,3 officers sustain minor injuries.
— InteriorCNG Ministry (@InteriorKE) May 26, 2015
