Elite police officers thwart Al-Shabaab attack
Officers from the elite Special Operations Group (SOG) have thwarted an attempted attack by the Al-Shabaab militants in Garissa County.
Officers from the elite Special Operations Group (SOG) have thwarted an attempted attack by the Al-Shabaab militants in Garissa County.
In a statement on Monday, the Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said 8 Al-Shabaab militants were setting up Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDS) at the Welmerer-Yumbia area when SOG received the intelligence.
The SOG officers swiftly responded to the intel and engaged the Al-Shabaab militants.
“Our Elite Special Operations Group (SOG) stopped 8 Alshabaab terrorists who were attempting to set up Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDS) at the Welmerer-Yumbia area in Garissa.
“The SOG swiftly responded to information reported by the local community that 8 terrorists had been spotted attempting to set up IEDS,” read the statement in part.
During the operation, the elite officers recovered several assembled IEDS that the militants were planning to use to attack Kenyans.
“The Brave officers engaged the terrorists and managed to recover assembled IEDS, which were to be used to attack our mothers, children, and security officers using Welmerer-Yumbis road,” CTP added.
Further, CTP commended Garissa residents for their cooperation with the security agencies and urged enhanced vigilance to foil any terror plots.
This comes weeks after the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Special Forces soldiers killed five al-Shabaab militants and recovered a cache of weapons during a special operation in Boni Forest, Lamu County.
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The militants were neutralized on August 26 during an intelligence-led patrol by Special Forces in Lacta Mangai within the forest.
“A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Special Forces team, while on an intelligence-led patrol in Lacta Mangai within the expansive Boni Forest, discovered and neutralized a makeshift al-Shabaab camp killing 5 terrorists while others escaped with injuries,” KDF stated.
The operation resulted in the recovery of AK-47 rifles, RPG launchers with warheads, rounds and ammunition, solar panels, tents, and various materials used for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
On June 10, SOG officers neutralized 2 Al-Shabaab militants in a security operation along the Alungu-Elwak road in Mandera County.
The elite group carried out a pre-dawn raid after receiving credible intelligence that the militants were in the final stages of placing explosives on the busy road.
According to CTP, security officials caught the terrorists red-handed while attempting to set up an improvised explosive device (IED), prompting a fierce gunfight.
During the operation, officers recovered two AK-47 rifles, a Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) warhead, and a fully assembled IED.
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