Four Shabaab militia shot dead at Boni

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

VIGILANT: Police officers on duty in Witu Forest, part of Boni Forest in Lamu on January 31.

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SECURITY officers yesterday killed four suspected al Shabaab fighters, recovered a stolen National Police Service vehicle and a weapons cache in Boni Forest.

Kenya Defence Forces military spokesman Col David Obonyo said the vehicle was recovered by a multi-agency security team patrolling in Boni Forest.

It had been stolen in December last year at Milihoi near Lamu.

The team also recovered four AK47 rifles, three improvised explosive devices, other assorted ammunition and items used by the terrorist group.

Initial reports indicate the security agencies in the area received intelligence that the stolen vehicle had been spotted in the vast forest.

A team was dispatched to track the militia.

“Security forces patrolling the Kenya-Somalia border along Boni Forest picked up the trail and engaged the terrorists in a gunfight. Four of the suspects were killed, while two managed to escape with bullet wounds,” Obonyo said in a statement .

Police then recovered the stolen Ford Ranger vehicle, the weapons and explosives.

They pursued other suspects who escaped into the forest.

A major operation has been launched to track the militia, who are believed to be behind the recent attacks on security personnel in Boni forest.

The attacks include the planting of IEDs which blew up of a police vehicle killing seven administration police officers last week in Lamu county.

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