Four officers killed in Mandera, police report
North Eastern
By
Ibrahim Ali
| Jul 12, 2024
Four police officers have been killed in a suspected Al Shabaab attack in Mandera County.
The four, members of Special Operations Group were attacked at the border of Banisa and Mandera West Sub-counties.
According to a police report seen by The Standard, 6 others were injured in the attack that ensued at Har Sigenge area on the evening of Thursday, July, 1, with five others still missing.
“Yesterday around 5:45 pm Special Operations Group officers (SOG) and National Police Reservists (NPR) from Guba were attacked while patrolling Har Sigenge area by Al Shabaab militants. Four officers were confirmed dead,3 SOG and 3 NPR officers got injured and 5 SOG officers are still missing,” read the report.
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The six have been attended to at Banisa Hospital awaiting airlifting to Nairobi for further treatment as the search for those missing continues.