Mandera bus attack victims airlifted to Nairobi

Five bodies of those shot dead during Friday morning’s armed attack on two buses in Mandera County have been airlifted to Nairobi.

Two others, a male and a female, who sustained serious injuries when armed assailants opened fire on Tawakal and E-Coach have been moved to Kenyatta National Hospital for further treatment.

Bodies of the five deceased who landed at Wilson Airport have been moved to Air Force Memorial Hospital where they will be received by their relatives.

According to the Kenya Red Cross Society, the two were received at the Mandera County Referral Hospital in critical condition Friday evening, and needed urgent specialized medical attention.

“Arfon Omar, a 43-year-old female from Rhamu and a teacher at Rhamu Primary school, has a perforated gunshot wound on the right side of the lower abdomen, with the bullet lodged on the left side of the abdomen. Roble Abdilahi Sheikh, a 30-year-old resident of Busley in Mandera County and a member of Kenya Police Reserve (KPR), has a gunshot wound on the chest with a bullet lodged on the central-middle lobe of the lungs,” read the statement from the Kenya Redcross.

On Friday, two buses were attacked by a suspected armed militia group on their way from Nairobi to Mandera.

The two buses, belonging to Tawakal and E-Couch, were attacked between Wargadud and El Wak in Mandera County, at around 10AM.

Additional information by Mac Otani