A team of police from the elite Special Operations Group (SOG) stopped eight al Shabaab terrorists who were attempting to set up Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDS) at the Welmerer-Yumbia area in Garissa.
The team swiftly responded to information reported by the local community that eight terrorists had been spotted attempting to set up IEDS on the road and stopped their mission Monday morning.
Police said the officers engaged the terrorists and managed to recover assembled IEDS, which were to be used to attack road users on the Welmerer-Yumbis road.
The explosives were dug out of holes they had been planted and destroyed.
Police said this came following ongoing operations in the area targeting terror group which has been terrorizing locals.
Police said they have intensified the operations to address the threats.
The terrorists cross through the Kenya-Somalia porous border for the mission.
Parts of Garissa have in the past been seen as hotbed for the terror group as they cross and camp there to plan attacks. But persistent police operations have disrupted the plans.
Last week, a police officer was shot and killed in an ambush by gunmen in Dagahaley area, Wajir County.
The shooting happened on October 22, 2025 evening as the deceased identified as Constable Elijah Orwa and his two colleagues responded to a shooting report.
They were in the company of two members of the National Police Reserve.
