Kenya’s security officers have launched a major manhunt for al-Shabab militants behind recent murder of 11 police officers near the border with Somalia.
The police said Abdullahi Banati, a Somali Galjeel, led a team of militants that planted Improvised Explosive Devices that killed paramilitary police officers from HarHar camp on October 12.
The police in a statement said investigations into the incident indicate that Banati is the commander of a team of militants operating along the border and masterminding nuisance attacks against security agencies and the members of the public.
The police officers lost their lives at Degow on the road between Liboi and Damajale close to the Kenya-Somalia border as they were conducting a routine security patrol.
Police are said to have traced the activities of Banati and his team of militants to the border and it is suspected that he escaped to Somalia with the rest of the operatives.
According to the police, the group is responsible for cross-border incursions into the Kenyan territory especially in Garissa and is responsible for numerous attacks along the border area.
