Five cops have been killed and four others injured after suspected Al Shabaab shooters assaulted their vehicle between Kotulo and Elwak towns in Mandera County.
Reports indicates that the militants trapped the cops on Monday morning in the town close to the Kenya-Somalia boarder.
The assault has been condemned by Mandera Governor Ali Roba who said data in regards to the nearness of the militants in the region had been shared however no move was made.
"We condemn the attack by Al Shabaab at Dimu this morning where five police officers were killed. The info about their presence was long shared by the locals," Governor Ali Roba said on his Twitter account.