One dead, houses burnt in suspected al-Shabaab raid
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One person dead and several houses burnt in suspected al-Shabaab raid in Marafa and Poromoko villages in Lamu County
One person dead and several houses burnt in suspected al-Shabaab raid in Marafa and Poromoko villages in Lamu County.
According to police report, the heavily-armed assailants raided the villages around 9pm on Saturday and set several houses ablaze.
County Commissioner Louis Rono said the attackers escaped the scene but police have launched a manhunt.
According to locals, the victim was a 72-year-old man who was beheaded in the incident linked to suspected al Shabaab militants. The attackers also torched at least 10 houses.
In Marafa village, the attackers torched four houses and beheaded the 72-year-old man, identified as John Thuo.
According to preliminary findings, the suspected al-shabaab attackers then proceeded to the neighbouring village of Poromoko where they torched at least six houses, slaughtered chicken and stole household items.
Among the torched houses belonged to a National Police Reservist in the area.
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The attack comes after a similar one in Widho-Mashambani in Lamu West in an incident that saw a gateman at Majembeni Primary killed after a brief abduction.
During the incident, seven houses were torched, chicken and goats slaughtered before the attackers retreated to Boni Forest.
In recent months, Lamu County has witnessed repeated attacks by Somali-based militants.
According to statistics, between June and September this year, at least 40 people, including security officers and civilians, have been killed by the attackers and more than 20 houses and a church torched in the county.
The targeted areas are near the Kenya-Somalia border where the terrorists cross at will and strike before escaping back.
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