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Six police officers were on Wednesday shot dead by suspected Pokot bandits in Laikipia.

County Commissioner Onesimus Mwaniki confirmed the incident stating that the affected officers are based at Kamwenje patrol base in Laikipia West.

"The county commander is heading to the ground and will issue a comprehensive statement."

The officers, police reports indicate, were ambushed in a convoy of two vehicles.

Two officers who sustained serious injuries were airlifted to Nairobi for further treatment.

"The attackers robbed the officers of five G3 riffles, an AK-47 gun and one Jericho pistol.

The cops also lost an unknown rounds of ammunitions following in the raid.