[Courtesy]Suspected cattle rustlers on Tuesday morning ambushed a contingent of security officers after they raided Lopii Village in Turkana East and made away with an unknown number of animals. The daring bandits stopped the police officers at Kakulit location where the three vehicles and an armoured personnel carrier were sprayed with bullets. According to Turkana East sub-county police commander Edwin Ogwari, the officers were forced to take cover as the armed bandits sprayed their vehicles with bullets. “I can confirm that four of our vehicles were shot at but we have ones which we can use as we repair the damaged ones,” Ogwari said. Ongwari said the officers managed to force back the bandits towards River Kerio, and the security officers have now intensified patrols in a bid to recover stolen livestock.

Source: Standard Digital June 09, 2021 09:56 UTC