APS boss Masengeli and DCI boss Amin arrive in Lafey, Mandera ahead of operations to tame al Shabaab activities on December 9
Top security officials flew to Mandera and Wajir Counties to bolster an ongoing operation to tame al-Shabaab activities following the killing of a police officer on Monday.
The team
led by Deputy Inspector General of Administration Police Service Gilbert
Masengeli and Director, of Directorate of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin
flew to the area to push the teams on the ground to hunt a gang that had
earlier killed the DCI driver in Lafey area, Mandera County.
Their visit came ahead of a planned visit by President William Ruto to Wajir Town to grace an event on Tuesday, officials said.
The officers visited the scene of the attack of the officer and addressed a team involved in operations.
More
operations were mounted in Wajir to wade off any planned protests or criminal
activities, police said.
Masengeli
said they had mounted operations and thwarted a number of planned terror
activities in the area.
“We are in
charge and sure these criminals are suppressed for now. We will continue with
the operations and have deployed more personnel for the mission,” he said.
On Monday, a DCI driver was shot and killed by suspected al-Shabaab terrorists
in an attack in Lafey, Mandera County.
At least
three other people who were at a petrol station were also injured in the drama.
An unknown number of gunmen later grabbed his four-wheel drive car and escaped
with it.
Police said this was after they had dropped the body of the deceased from the
car.
A passenger who was in the car was taken away by the gunmen and later abandoned in a bush with injuries, police said.
The deceased was attached to the local police command.
Officials
said efforts to get back the car were ongoing.
The area is near the Kenya-Somalia common border which is usually breached by
the terror group.
Police said the gang crossed the border into Somalia.
The body of the deceased was moved to a local mortuary.
This is the latest such incident in the area amid operations by separate teams.
Such operations have thwarted dozens of planned attacks in the area and inland.
The area is under a multi-agency security operation and is near the Kenya-Somalia border. The multi-agency operation seeks to flush out the militants from the.
This has seen a significant reduction in such incidents. The area has been facing an increase in terror-related attacks.
This is among other things because of its proximity to the Somalia border.
The border areas of Mandera, Wajir, Lamu and Garissa too have faced similar attacks, which have affected development at large.
The government says they have acquired more resources to enhance operations in the border area against the terrorists.
The attacks have left many dead and displaced hence affecting development.
The area is near the Kenya-Somalia border where the terrorists cross at will for attacks before retreating to their areas of control.
