Shabaab kills two members in police custody
Somalia-based rag-tag militia Al-Shaabab in the small hours of October 30, 2019 staged an attack on Dadajabula Police Station in Wajir South and killed two of its members who had been locked up there. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- A local administrator told the Nation that the gunmen attacked the station with heavy artillery.
- A police source said the station was holding two terror suspects and the attackers were on a rescue mission.
- An unidentified civilian also suffered gunshot wounds.
Somalia-based rag-tag militia Al-Shaabab in the small hours of Wednesday staged an attack on Dadajabula Police Station in Wajir South.
A local administrator told the Nation that the gunmen attacked the station with heavy artillery, including rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).
The government official, who sought anonymity because he is not authorised to issue media statements, said the attackers stormed the station after two members of the terrorist group were arrested and locked up.
A police source said the station was holding two terror suspects and the attackers were on a rescue mission.
RESCUE SUSPECTS
"The attack was about rescuing two Al-Shabaab suspects we were holding at the station," he said.
Police at the station responded to the attack and locals say heavy gunfire rent the air for more than 20 minutes.
“Heavy gunfire reported in Dadajabula, Wajir South… heavy barrage of artillery and RPGs reportedly being fired as security forces including the military battle with attackers,” Ali Awdoll tweeted.
When the guns fell silent, the attackers had killed the suspects and two police officers and a reservist were injured.
"We suspect the attackers killed the suspect in custody to conceal some information about Al-Shabaab," said the source.
An unidentified civilian also suffered gunshot wounds.
