Three al-Shabaab militants were Thursday killed by Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in Sarira near the Lamu-Somalia border.
This is after they hit the Chinese Waterboozer operating at Hayley KDF with EPG around 10: 30 am.
KDF head of strategic communications Brig Zipporah Kioko confirmed the incident saying two militants plus their leader were killed in the incident.
Kioko said several weapons including two AK47 riffles, two radios, and three magazines were recovered during the morning incident.
“Our officers of the Special Forces on patrol at Sarira area managed to neutralize three Al-Shabaab terrorists at around 9 am. The militants had planted an IED that a water bowser ran over it and got slight damage. The Special Forces went after the al-Shabaab in hot pursuit. They killed the three, including their leader. The situation on the ground has been stabilized since 10.30 am. There were no injuries reported,” said Brigadier Kioko.
Sarira is part of the multi-agency Security Operation Amani Boni (OAB) zones.
The gang has been targeting the road construction project in the area affecting its progress.
So far part of the construction has been stopped due to insecurity.
Operation Amani Boni was launched by the national government in September 2015 with the primary objective being to flush out Shabaab militants believed to be hiding in the dense Boni Forest.
The operation was initially dubbed ‘Linda Boni’ before undergoing various rebranding to Boni Enclave Campaign, Operation Fagia Msitu, and now Operation Amani Boni (OAB).
The deployment of multi-agency Security operations has seen villages like Mararani and Milimani, both inside Boni forest breathing life again as Al-Shabaab terrorists are ambushed.
Between 2015 and 2017, the villages were deserted by locals who fled to Manisa in Kiunga, Madina, and Kiangwe for fear of insecurity caused by the al-Shabaab.