Detectives are investigating the murder of a miner at a quarry in Quramadhoo area, Elwak, Mandera County.
The body of Naftali Wanjohi, 40 was on June 16, 2025 found at the site hours after his murder.
Police said his skull had a fracture, his left ear had been chopped off and had deep cuts on the neck and hand.
Police said the deceased and colleagues were at a quarry site when they were attacked. The colleagues managed to escape unhurt.
The motive of the attack and murder is yet to be known. Police suspect a militia from a local clan was involved in the murder.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
This comes two months after four other quarry workers were killed in a similar attack while on the way to their workplace in Bur Abor Village in Mandera East, Mandera County.
Police in the area linked the attack on suspected al-Shabaab militants who had been spotted in the area.
They were identified as Mbaabu Karuma, Stephen Mambo, Evas Simiyu, Bernard Masika and George Kilobi.
All the victims were non-locals who were working at a quarry for a living when they were attacked on April 29.
Police who visited the scene said 39 empty cartridges of 7.62 special and two live rounds were recovered.
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