Air patrol moves in to trace raiders
A police helicopter at Wilson Airport, Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | WILLIAM OERI |
What you need to know:
- A police helicopter was dispatched to provide aerial support for officers on the ground on the orders of Police Inspector-General David Kimaiyo.
- Intelligence reports indicated that the militia from Ethiopia were planning to cross over to the Kenyan town of Banisa to execute attacks.
Police on Tuesday launched aerial patrols over Mandera County as inter-clan attacks continued.
A police helicopter was dispatched to provide aerial support for officers on the ground on the orders of Police Inspector-General David Kimaiyo.
The MI-17 registration number 5Y-EDM left Wilson Airport in Nairobi at noon.
On board were General Service Unit Commandant Joel Mboya Kiltili, Kenya Police Airwing Commandant Rodgers Mbithi, and AP Deputy Director of Operations Mwangi Nderitu, among other officers.
JOINT OPERATION
The joint operation includes officers from the GSU, regular police, Administration Police’s Rural Border Patrol Unit (RBPU), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the Kenya Police Reservists.
Intelligence reports indicated that the militia from Ethiopia were planning to cross over to the Kenyan town of Banisa to execute attacks. They are heavily armed and the pilot has been advised to fly at high altitude.
On Monday, suspected Garreh clan raiders attacked Rhamu Dimtu and Olla villages in Mandera North, destroyed a dispensary, shot dead a camel and burnt 15 houses.
