Security personnel clearing barriers put up by bandits on the
Turkwel-Lorogon road on the border of West Pokot and Turkana counties on
April 2, 2015. Armed bandits killed seven people and seriously injured a
similar number in a dawn attack on a village in Turkana County on
Sunday. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA |
NATION MEDIA GROUP
Seven people were shot dead and seven injured in a night attack on a Turkana village at around 1am on Sunday.
The bandits drove away all camels and goats from the sheds at Kakunyuk village that has a population of about 300.
Turkana
South sub county administrator John Lokoli said that two people were
killed and two others injured at the village before the animals were
driven away.
He said a group of herders followed the bandits, engaging them in a fierce exchange of fire.
“Five
others were killed and five injured on the battlefield,” said Mr
Lokoli, adding that the search is still on as exact number of people who
were involved in an attempt to recover the animals is yet to be
established.
Turkana South deputy county commissioner
Elijah Kodoh said that Anti Stock Theft Unit officers had been deployed
as efforts to coordinate recovery of the livestock continue.
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