Five bodies including that of a woman were on Monday evening found in a shallow grave in Bambo, Mandera County. The victims had been missing for five days and appeared to have been strangled to death except one that had a bullet would In the head.
They were found by a group of herders who were grazing their animals. Mandera Deputy Governor Ahmed Maalim termed the incident as extrajudicial killings. He said detectives will visit the scene today to collect more evidence.
In 2015, at least 11 bodies were found in a shallow grave in Lanbiib on the outskirts of Wajir town. Two dismembered heads were found in Yahud dam, two kilometres east of Wajir. Some victims were reportedly ‘arrested’ by people who identified themselves as police officers.