One person was killed on Monday night when police guarding Governor Ali Roba’s residence clashed with Al-Shabaab gunmen in Mandera Town.
The man, a passer-by who was initially identified as security guard at a local primary school, was hit by a stray bullet as the police exchanged fire with the militants, who were said to be planning an attack.
Gunshots and explosions were heard in the town throughout the night, police confirmed.
Mandera County commissioner Fredrick Shisia said at about 11pm, three suspected militia men dressed in hijabs were seen within Mandera Town by security officers.
“They tried to stop a security vehicle attached to the governor that was on patrol and it defied leading to a shootout,” he said.