3 Killed in Fresh Lamu Attack

Three people were Sunday killed following an attack by suspected Al Shabaab militants at Kaisari Village in Pandanguo, Lamu County.

During the early morning attack, where several other people sustained injuries, heavily armed gunmen are reported to have ambushed the village where they torched a number of houses.

An officer in the area who spoke to the Nation stated that the number of dead was expected to rise since officers on the ground said there was a possibility that other bodies were yet to be retrieved.

“I have been on the ground. We have recovered bodies of three people who were killed this morning. One was beheaded, another one was burnt to death when they set his house on fire. The third one is a local brewer who was gunned down atop a Mkoma tree where he had gone to tap wine.”

“As we speak, we also have a survivor who was shot four times in the hand and is currently admitted to Mpeketoni Sub County Hospital. Kenya Defence Forces soldiers and police officers are on the ground,” said the officer.

The Sunday incident came less than a week after a police lorry ran over an Improvised Explosive Device killing seven police officers.

This comes even as a major operation, Operation Linda Boni, enters its fifth month since it was launched by Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery on September 11, 2015.

The operation aims at flushing out Al-Shabaab militants said to be hiding in the expansive Boni Forest.

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