Two people were killed in an explosion that hit their car in
Bodhai, Madah Adon, Garissa County.
The incident happened after an IED hit their car, police and
locals said of the July 13 night incident.
Those who died were identified as Mohamed Shabel Bashir and
Abdikadir Muhumed Salat, and are from the area, police said.
They were later buried on Monday, local officials said.
Unknown people had set the bomb on the roadside.
Ijara Member of Parliament Abdi Ali Abdi condemned the
incident, terming it senseless.
“This senseless act of violence is a painful reminder of the
persistent threats facing our communities and underscores the urgent need to
safeguard the lives of our citizens,” he said.
He urged national and regional security agencies to act
swiftly and decisively to identify and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The victims were the only occupants of the car.
Police said they are working to determine the source of the
IED and the possible motives behind the attack.
The area has been experiencing relative calm due to
sustained operations targeting gangs behind terror-related attacks.
This has led to a significant drop in the attacks, officials
said.
Last week, on July 8, at least seven police officers were
injured in an explosion on their vehicle along Gadudia Laga Road between Aresa
and Khalalia in Mandera East.
The group was travelling in a police car from the Bambo area
to Mandera on July 8 at 1 am when the vehicle ran over an Improvised Explosive
Device, police said.
This left seven police officers with serious injuries.
They were later evacuated to a local hospital for attention.
The vehicle was badly damaged.
The area has been experiencing a lull from attacks related
to al-Shabaab militants.
This is due to police operations in the region as a whole.
The operations have managed to contain the al-Shabaab attacks.
The area is near the porous Kenya-Somalia border, which the
militants usually breach.
Police said multi-agency teams had been dispatched to the
region to pursue the gangs planning more attacks.
National police service spokesman Michael Muchiri said they
are making more efforts to address the menace that has persisted despite
operations aimed at taming it.
The terrorists have been attacking the area, affecting
development at large.
Somalia has not had a stable government for decades.
Security agents have mounted operations in the area to
contain the terror-related attacks.
Locals have been urged to cooperate with the security agencies
to contain the menace.
