DNK International By Our Correspondent,Isiolo.
Two Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) officers, a National Police Reservist (NPR) member and two civilians have been killed after an ASTU patrol team was ambushed at Merti-Losessia Junction.
According to a progress report from Merti Police Station, the officers were responding to an earlier incident when the patrol team came under attack at the junction.
Those killed were identified as Chief Inspector Somo Aden, the ASTU Platoon Commander,Constable Betwel Kibet, NPR member Abdi Rahman, and two civilian Abdi Kadir Abdullahi and Billow Isaack.
Police said two firearms and some ammunition were stolen during the attack.
A reactive patrol was dispatched to reinforce the ASTU team after reports of the incident.
[Daily News Kenya-International@September 16,2026]
