This archive report was first published on 29 December 2019.
On Friday, a police patrol car ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) in Kotulo, Wajir County, killing two officers and injuring six others.
The survivors were airlifted to Nairobi for treatment, where they are receiving medical attention.
Following the attack, anti-terror police were put on high alert in Nairobi and Mombasa, with intelligence reports suggesting a potential terror attack in the area.
As many as 90 people were reported dead in Somalia after a car bomb attack in Mogadishu, with no group claiming responsibility for the attack.
According to a report from the Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU), police officers from the tactical unit had been deployed to conduct surveillance on hotels in the city, which are believed to be a target of the terrorist group.
Highly placed sources within the security circles revealed that plans had been made to have armed officers provide security to hotels, with the reports available since the start of December.
Deputy Inspector General Noor Gabow confirmed that the injured officers are out of danger, and armed GSU officers have been deployed to patrol areas along the hotels where the police believe the attackers are planning to harm people.
