Three people are missing after they were abducted by suspected al Shabaab militants in Mandera County on Wednesday evening. Police said the victims were masons who were going to Lafey town for work. The incident happened about 30 kilometers from Lafey town when a public service vehicle the victims were traveling was flagged down by armed men in the area. Early in the week, Kenya Defence Forces troops killed five Shabaab militants after they ambushed a military convoy. The ambush happened in Lafey, Mandera County near the Kenya-Somalia border.

Source: The Star September 24, 2020 06:18 UTC