A police officer was shot and killed in an ambush by gunmen in Dagahaley area, Wajir County.
The shooting happened on Wednesday 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.
The police said the group had been alerted of a shooting in the area on the Dagahaley-Mathabaquay route when they responded there.
On arrival aboard a private salon car they were ambushed by gunmen who were waiting and hiding, prompting a shootout.
This was after the driver stopped the car prompting the officers to take cover in a thicket.
It was then that the body of constable Orwa was found lying in a pool of blood and next to his rifle loaded with 30 bullets and three poaches.
The team lay at the scene with the body for hours while seeking reinforcement as they feared the gunmen were still there waiting for an opportunity to strike.
The gunmen are believed to be members of al-Shabaab terror group which operates in the area amid ongoing operations targeting their activities.
The gang crosses from Somalia through the porous Kenya-Somalia border for the mission.
Police have intensified operations in the area to address such incidents.
Most of the attackers are members of al Shabaab terror group and their collaborators operating in the area, officials said.
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