At least five General Service Unit (GSU) officers were killed by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Liboi, Garissa County on Wednesday, June 6.
Three other officers were left in a critical condition after the vehicle they were traveling in was blown up by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
The vehicle that the eight GSU officers were traveling in was blown by an IED planted on the road. The attack happened at around 9 am at Harar in Liboi, a few meters from the Kenya-Somalia border.
Confirming the attack, Dadaab Deputy County Commissioner Harun Kamau said the officers were on normal patrol when the attack occurred.
"The injured officers were airlifted to Nairobi for specialized treatment," Kamau said. Reinforcement was reportedly dispatched to the region to pursue the attackers.
Garissa County is one of the regions which has been prone to Al-Shabaab attacks that have left behind a trail of deaths.
Reports show the terrorists have been targeting police officers and soldiers in the region to flush them out and protect the Kenya-Somalia border.