- North Eastern regional police boss George Seda confirmed the incident and added a response team had been sent to the scene.
- Somalia has not had a stable government after the fall of Siad Barre in 1991.
At least two police officers were Friday killed after their vehicle was hit by an explosive device in Dadaab, Garissa County.
Witnesses and police said the Land Cruiser from Dadaab police station was racing on the Dadaab-Garissa main supply route at Hagarbul area when it ran over a set Improvised Explosive Device.
Four police officers were on board the vehicle and two bodies were found at the scene while two were missing.
North Eastern regional police boss George Seda confirmed the incident and added a response team had been sent to the scene.
He said the search for the missing officers was ongoing. This is the latest such incident to happen in the area.
On February 14, three other officers were killed after their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) in Alango-Arba area near Saretho, Garissa.
The incident happened when a speeding vehicle carrying personnel from Boarder Patrol Unit was hit.
The vehicle was badly damaged. Four other officers were seriously injured.
Such attacks are common in the area as al-Shabaab militants breach security posts to attack at will.
Police say they have foiled dozens of such planned attacks.
The border region has borne the brunt of repeated attacks from the militants who are at times aided by residents.
The terrorists at times plant explosives on the routes used by security agencies and attack them.
Somalia has not had a stable government after the fall of Siad Barre in 1991.
Earlier this month, while giving a state of security in the country in the past 100 days, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said they have stepped up the fight against the threat of terror.
“We have disrupted many terror plots at source, neutralised and or arrested dozens of suspected terrorists, and destroyed a huge cache of weapons and explosives that could have badly harmed our people if they were not intercepted.”
“The current crackdown on al-Shabaab terror cells in Somalia which is spearheaded by local community leaders with the support of the Federal Government of Somalia has tremendously weakened this militant group,” he said.
He said security agencies are alert to ensure militants do not cross into Kenya.
“We have stepped up our border patrols and upped our surveillance on the proliferation of illicit arms, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances,” he said.
He added they have improved on intelligence gathering to stay several steps ahead of the enemy and are always aware that terrorists only need one lucky break to hurt the country and inflict pain.
“We must always strike first and fast to neutralise them and obliterate their nefarious networks.”
The CS said as hardworking officers in the elite specially trained formed units remain engaged to keep terror at bay, their colleagues on general duties have helped to significantly reduce the general rate of crime in the country during the past three months.