This archive report was first published on 7 December 2019.
On December 6, a Mandera-bound bus was attacked by suspected Al-Shabaab militants between Kutulo and Wargadud in Wajir County, leaving several people feared dead.
Wajir County Police Commander Stephen Ng'etich confirmed the incident, stating that they were waiting for a detailed report from a team of officers dispatched to the scene.
"A group of armed men ambushed a bus that was travelling to Mandera on Friday evening but we are yet to get information on the casualties," he said.
The militants stopped the bus, separated the locals from non-local passengers, released the bus, and executed the victims.
Most of the victims were police officers returning to their stations in Elram, Mandera County.
According to Ng'etich, the officers had arrived in Wajir from Nairobi on Friday and boarded the bus in the afternoon.
The county police boss suggested that the terrorists might have been tracking the victims' movement from the time they boarded the bus.
This attack comes barely a month after the Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militia attacked Dadajabula Police Station in Wajir in an attempt to free two terrorists being held in the station.
Just three weeks ago, officers travelling from Mandera to Wajir escaped unhurt after their vehicle ran over an Improvised Explosive Device in Tarbaj.
Five years ago, 28 non-locals were killed in a similar attack, prompting leaders to condoled with the victims' families and call on Kenyans to unite against terrorism.
