At least
four refugees are nursing bullet wounds following a confrontation with police
who were overseeing distribution of food to mark Idd Ul Adha celebrations in
Dadaab, Garissa County.
Police
said the incident happened at Ifo camp on Saturday.
According
to police, a crowd of about 700 had gathered at the site for food when they
turned unruly.
A team of
police officers manning the centre said the crowd surged and threatened to overrun
it, prompting their action.
The
officers on duty opened fire injuring four of them.
The
crowd dispersed in the chaos.
Police
said one of the victims was hit in the chest, the second one in the back and
two others in the hands.
They
were all treated at the Ifo Red Cross Hospital before being referred to the
Garissa County Referral Hospital for further attention.
The
matter is under probe, police said.
The area hosts more than
200,000 refugees.
Elsewhere in Marmanet, Nyahururu, police are
investigating how a suspect was shot and seriously injured in a dramatic
confrontation.
This is
after he grabbed a pistol from a police officer as he was being arrested,
police said of the Saturday afternoon incident.
Police
said they were trying to arrest him when he snatched a Beretta pistol from one
of the officers present prompting a confrontation.
According
to police, in the process, he discharged two rounds of ammunition, hence causing
injuries to the suspect on his left palm and left knee.
He was
rushed to the hospital and admitted in serious condition.
Police
said they are investigating the incident. This will include interrogating the
officer whose weapon was used in the shooting drama.
The team will also talk to the victim to get his side of the story, police said.
