Three killed after unknown assailants attack Lamu village

Three people were killed and one other injured after unknown assailants attacked Kaisaria Village in Pandanguo, Lamu County on Sunday morning.

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinett confirmed the incident adding that security agents have launched a major operation in the area to find the attackers.

The first victim was attacked and killed after he was found harvesting coconuts while the second man was hacked to death by the attackers. The third victim was reportedly burnt to death after the attackers set his house on fire.

Residents said the assailants attacked Kaisaria village and terrorised them for five hours before escaping.

This comes just days after five police officers were killed and nine others went missing in Milimani area, Lamu County after their vehicle ran over a land mine in the area.

The nine were however found alive and well hiding in a mountainous area near Boni Forest in Lamu County.

The land mine was suspected to have been set up by Al Shabaab insurgent and security forces launched a massive operation to track down the militants.

Four other officers who had been injured were airlifted to Nairobi for specialised treatment.

Lamu County has experienced a number of terror attacks in the recent past, and the government launched a security operation inside Boni Forest to flash out Al Shabaab militants last year.

The forest is said to have been the base from where the insurgents launched their attacks on Lamu County and surrounding areas.