Six fatalities and multiple injuries have been reported after gunmen targeted a 14-seater public transport vehicle in the Beer Awayon area along the route to Arabia village in Lafey Constituency, Mandera County.
The bus was en route from Mandera town to Arabia when assailants opened fire on it.
Wounded passengers from the attack were transported to local medical facilities for care.
Lafey Constituency Member of Parliament Mohamed Abdikheir verified the occurrence, expressing grief over the fatalities and demanding immediate action to apprehend the perpetrators.
“It is with deep sorrow that I offer my condolences to the families, friends, and relatives of the six innocent travelers on a mini-bus who were mercilessly killed by unidentified gunmen near Arabia. My thoughts are with the injured individuals who are recovering from this senseless violence. I firmly denounce this barbaric act of cowardice that has taken lives,” Abdikheir stated.
The legislator urged security authorities to increase monitoring and improve security protocols in the region to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Security forces have launched an investigation into the attack.