Bandits Kill 2 People, Injure 10 In An Al-Shabaab-Like Attack On A Bus In Samburu
Two persons have been declared deceased, while ten more are being treated after suffering critical injuries in an alleged banditry attack.
According to accounts, a group of bandits from Samburu North ambushed a bus transporting people from Maralal to Baragoi on Thursday, February 27.
According to additional accounts, the two people murdered in the event, which occurred at 6 p.m., were bus conductors who died on the scene.
Today the Maralal-Baragoi bus was attacked by bandits at Lbukoi,the occupants were unreachable because of Network problem,the police arrived at the scene, an unconfirmed report says that four people lost their lives. pic.twitter.com/BxuKx9fEm7
— Ejokfm 87.9 (@EjokRadio) February 27, 2025
The injured were given first assistance before being taken to Samburu County Referral Hospital, where they are still recovering.
Speaking to the press shortly after the incident, a victim revealed that the gunmen began shooting at the bus from a distance, causing the driver to stop. They then entered the bus and began threatening the passengers.
“They let the first bus pass before attacking us. We have been threatened for the longest time. I recorded the clips using my phone,” claimed a victim.
Samburu Killings:
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) February 27, 2025
Two dead, 10 injured in bandit attack
Bus to Baragoi ambushed by armed assailants
Injured victims hospitalized at Samburu Referral#CitizenTonight @SamGituku pic.twitter.com/UPfTmEGST9
Local Samburu leaders spoke out, accusing the government of neglecting to address the region’s escalating insecurity.
This isn’t the first time such an incident has been reported in the Northeast. A similar attack occurred in September last year when a group of armed gunmen apparently targeted a bus going for Nairobi.
❗JUST IN: Salama bus plying Moyale-Nairobi route ambushed by heavily armed gunmen between Bori junction and Dadach Lakole along Moyale-Marsabit highway.
— Cyprian, Is Nyakundi (@C_NyaKundiH) September 2, 2024
Casualties reported. pic.twitter.com/Wd1pbqnLiL
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Terrorists thought to be from the Shifta faction allegedly attacked a 60-seater bus on the Moyale-Isiolo route and began firing bullets, killing one passenger on the spot.
Six people were badly injured during the incident, but they were taken to the Sololo Mission Hospital. However, another passenger died while being transported to a medical institution.
Another similar incident occurred in June of last year, when a gang of Al-Shabaab terrorists assaulted a bus full of passengers on the Wajir-Mandera highway, injuring numerous people.
During the event, the terrorists ordered the passengers to get off the bus and started threatening them. Fortunately, none of the 55 passengers were killed.
Bandits Kill 2 People, Injure 10 In An Al-Shabaab-Like Attack On A Bus In Samburu
