ISIOLO: Gunmen kidnapped two South Korean missionaries in northern Kenya, close to the border of Ethiopia, on Monday night whereas eight Kenyans have been shot useless in a separate incident within the area, native officers mentioned.
The arid borderlands between Kenya and Ethiopia are awash with weapons and undergo frequent raids by armed teams, and final 12 months the federal government launched a safety operation to disarm native bandits and convey calm and order to the area.
“Two missionaries of Korean origin have been kidnapped and (are being) held incommunicado to this point,” Marsabit County Governor Mohamud Ali mentioned in a press release on Tuesday.
The Commonplace newspaper quoted Marsabit County Commissioner James Kamau as saying a South Korean male and his mother-in-law have been taken from their dwelling within the village of Odda on Monday round 9 p.m. (1800 GMT).
The person’s cell phone sign was final traced to the border with Ethiopia, Deputy County Commissioner David Saruni advised Reuters late on Tuesday. “Efforts to find him have been futile because the telephone has been switched off,” Saruni mentioned.
The South Korean embassy in Nairobi didn’t instantly reply to an emailed request for remark. Nationwide police spokesperson Resila Onyango mentioned she was conscious of the abduction however couldn’t present additional particulars.
In one other assault on Monday evening, gunmen in “jungle apparel” shot useless eight folks and burned their our bodies beside the lorry they have been travelling in round 100 km (62 miles) west of the town of Moyale, in line with a police report seen by Reuters.
The arid borderlands between Kenya and Ethiopia are awash with weapons and undergo frequent raids by armed teams, and final 12 months the federal government launched a safety operation to disarm native bandits and convey calm and order to the area.
“Two missionaries of Korean origin have been kidnapped and (are being) held incommunicado to this point,” Marsabit County Governor Mohamud Ali mentioned in a press release on Tuesday.
The Commonplace newspaper quoted Marsabit County Commissioner James Kamau as saying a South Korean male and his mother-in-law have been taken from their dwelling within the village of Odda on Monday round 9 p.m. (1800 GMT).
The person’s cell phone sign was final traced to the border with Ethiopia, Deputy County Commissioner David Saruni advised Reuters late on Tuesday. “Efforts to find him have been futile because the telephone has been switched off,” Saruni mentioned.
The South Korean embassy in Nairobi didn’t instantly reply to an emailed request for remark. Nationwide police spokesperson Resila Onyango mentioned she was conscious of the abduction however couldn’t present additional particulars.
In one other assault on Monday evening, gunmen in “jungle apparel” shot useless eight folks and burned their our bodies beside the lorry they have been travelling in round 100 km (62 miles) west of the town of Moyale, in line with a police report seen by Reuters.
