KDF responds after several solders feared dead following Al-Shabaab attack
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Several KDF soldiers feared dead in Lamu County as vehicle runs over explosives in a suspected alShabaab attack
Several KDF soldiers feared dead in Lamu County as vehicle runs over explosives in a suspected alShabaab attack.
An unspecified number of Kenya Defence Forces soldiers are feared dead and others injured, some critically following a suspected alShabaab attack in Lamu’s Boni Forest.
Confirming the incident on Monday, military spokesperson Brigadier Zipporah Kioko said the soldiers’ vehicle was on normal patrol along the Milimani-Baure road when it ran over an improvised explosive device suspected to have been planted along the route by Al-Shabaab.
The attack took place on Sunday afternoon near the BodheiMajengo area along the Milimani-Baure road.
In a statement, Brigadier Kioko condemned criminals who disrupt movement and sabotage socio-economic stability in the area.
“On the 10th of September 2023, KDF soldiers on patrol along Milimani-Baure road in Lamu County ran over an IED. The injured were airlifted to Manda Base Hospital for medical attention.
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Following the incident, the KDF also called on residents to share information with security agencies about criminal elements lurking in their communities.
Lamu county has been a key operational area of the al-Shabaab militia who have been terrorising residents and staging attacks against the police.
Such attacks have left several people dead including police officers.
These attacks have left schools closed and non-local teachers opting to vacate the place for safety reasons.
The Kenyan forces have however intensified more patrols even as the government vows to crush the terror group.
The Al-Shabaab militia are believed to have secured Boni forest as their hideout and operational area.
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