An Al Shabaab attack on a borehole drilling company has left seven people dead, among them four Kenyans.
Source: UGC
The incident happened during the wee hours of the morning in Geriley, Somalia three kilometres off the Kenyan border.
Wajir County police commander Hillary Toroitich confirmed the incident, adding that among the seven were three locals while the four hail from various parts of the country.
NTV reports that the three locals were laid to rest immediately in accordance to Muslim burial rites.
The Kenya Defence Forces retrieved the bodies of the four Kenyans and brought them back to the country.
The remains have been preserved at the Wajir County Referral Hospital mortuary as they await transfer to Nairobi.
Details indicate that the deceased, all male adults, were employees of Suraw Borehole Drilling Services and had gone to drill a borehole in the area when the attack happened.
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Witnesses say that the attackers also set on fire two vehicles and drilling machines owned by the Kenyan contractor who was sinking a borehole in the drought-stricken area.
The incident comes a day after the militants poisoned a water well in Mahas district, Hiiraan region, which led to the death of two people and 10 others hospitalized.
It is believed that the attacks are a result of the Al-Shabaab retaliating for the killing of several of its members in recent air and land assaults.
The operation has been undertaken jointly by Somali forces, U.S. forces, and local militias.
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Source: TUKO.co.ke
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