At least three people, including two policemen, died on Friday in a militant attack. The attack was targeted on Mandera County Governor Ali Roba’s convoy along the Mandera-Arabia road.
A former chairman of the Mandera County Council was also killed when two vehicles in the convoy were hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. Seven other people were injured in the attack, with some reported to be in critical condition.
The attackers fired the grenade at the convoy and hit two vehicles on the road between Nafey and Imo.
The two, a police escort vehicle and another carrying community elders, were burnt by the rocket fire.
The governor’s vehicle which had already passed through the area was not hit hence suffered no casualties. The convoy was headed for a public meeting within the county.
The governor has previously said his life was in danger and requested to use an amoured car, a request which has reportedly been denied by the government.
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