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Somalia has returned two rifles that were taken from a Kenyan police officer who was killed during an attack at a security post near the Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera County.
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The rifles, a G3 and an AK47, were handed over to the Mandera security team on Saturday morning. However, authorities noted that some ammunition was missing—while the rifles originally had 90 bullets, only 10 were returned.
This handover occurred shortly after gunmen, believed to be rogue members of a Somali security agency, attacked Kenyan police officers at Border Point 4 in Mandera. On Friday, March 14, approximately 20 armed men ambushed five officers from the Border Police Unit. During the attack, Constable Dennis Omari was fatally shot, and another officer sustained a gunshot wound to the left arm. The injured officer is being treated at Mandera Referral Hospital and has since been airlifted to Nairobi for further care.
The attackers reportedly seized the slain officer’s G3 rifle with 60 bullets and an AK47 with 30 bullets before fleeing. Authorities suspect the attack was motivated by revenge, potentially related to the recent arrest of terror suspects involved in a failed abduction attempt of Chinese nationals in Mandera.
Preliminary investigations suggest the assault may have been coordinated by a relative of one of the arrested suspects, who is allegedly an officer at the security agency. Senior police officials have visited the scene as part of the ongoing investigation. Kenyan authorities have demanded the return of the firearms and the capture of those responsible.
Following these demands, Somali authorities informed their Kenyan counterparts that the rifles had been recovered and were ready to be returned. However, the suspects believed to be behind the attack are still at large, and Somalia’s military has reportedly launched a manhunt for them.
