{"id":140488,"date":"2026-05-10T09:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T09:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/mandera-attack-police-hunt-militia-behind-killing-of-six-people\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T09:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T09:02:47","slug":"mandera-attack-police-hunt-militia-behind-killing-of-six-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/mandera-attack-police-hunt-militia-behind-killing-of-six-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandera Attack: Police hunt militia behind killing of six people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Police have intensified a manhunt for suspected militia who attacked a Nissan matatu in Mandera, killing six people and leaving several others injured.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Police Service said a multi-agency security team, including specialised units, has been deployed to the area, where a comprehensive search and pursuit operation is underway to track down the perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to bringing them to justice and ensuring they face the full force of the law\u201d, said NPS.<\/p>\n<p>The service confirmed that the heinous attack was carried out by suspected militia on Saturday, May 9, along the Mandera\u2013Arabia Road.<\/p>\n<p>A Nissan matatu, registration number KAQ 9145, which had been hired to transport family members to Arabia Town, came under indiscriminate fire shortly after passing the Omar Jillo Centre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon receiving the distress call, a multi-agency security team responded swiftly. The team immediately facilitated the evacuation of the injured to Arabia Sub-County Level Four Hospital. Tragically, six victims were pronounced dead on arrival\u201d, the service said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Three others sustained serious injuries and are admitted to Mandera County Referral Hospital, where they are receiving further specialised medical care.<\/p>\n<p>Police condemned the incident and urged anyone with information that could assist investigations to report to the authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe National Police Service extends its deepest condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of the deceased. We pray for a full and speedy recovery for the injured, who remain under medical care\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/mandera-attack-police-hunt-militia-behind-killing-of-six-people\/\">Mandera Attack: Police hunt militia behind killing of six people<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC Digital<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police have intensified a manhunt for suspected militia who attacked a Nissan matatu in Mandera, killing six people and leaving several others injured. The National Police Service said a multi-agency security team, including specialised units, has been deployed to the area, where a comprehensive search and pursuit operation is underway to track down the perpetrators. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140488\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}