KDF soldiers. Two KDF soldiers were on February 14, 2018 killed during a
shootout between them and police officers at Sheikh Barrow in Mandera
County. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Two Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers have been killed during a
shootout between them and police officers at Sheikh Barrow in Mandera
County.
According to the officer in charge of the Rural
Border Patrol Unit in Kitui County, Mr Nguyo Wambua, the two soldiers
were killed by officers attached to the unit in what the local
administration described as “friendly fire.”
According
to Senior Superintendent Wambua, his officers fatally shot the two
soldiers and injured several others while returning fire after coming
under attack from the KDF men who mistook them for armed bandits.
“We
cannot understand how the KDF officers mistook our team for armed
bandits because they were in a known camp complete with government
vehicles which could be identified,” he told the Nation.
KDF
could not be immediately reached for comment regarding the incident,
but Lafey Deputy County Commissioner Charles Mbulishe confirmed that the
shootout took place.
“The incident happened at Sheikh Barrow. I believe it was a case of mistaken identity,” he said by phone.
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