37 Police Officers Killed in Banditry attack....R.I.P.

[Ab-Titchaz]

12 more officers found dead after banditry attack



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The death toll in the Samburu bandit attack on security officers rose to 23 on Sunday after 12 more bodies were found scattered in bushes in Baragoi.


Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe confirmed the number of officers, drawn from various formations of the Kenya Police Service, killed as survivors of the deadly attacks recounted how they dodged bullets to survive.

Mr Kiraithe said policemen deployed in the remote region on Sunday also found three injured officers. (READ: At least 7 police killed, 21 wounded in ambush)

Earlier, Internal Security permanent secretary Mutea Iringo issued a statement at Kenyatta National Hospital, saying that 11 officers had been killed in the attack. Unofficial sources said as many as 28 officers may have been killed.

Police Airwing Commandant Rodgers Mbithi flew to Baragoi on Sunday and is expected to airlift the bodies to Nairobi on Monday.

"The search and rescue mission is still on and we have recovered 12 more bodies and three more injured. We shall airlift them tomorrow (Monday) morning to Nairobi," Mr Kiraithe said.

Police helicopters could not fly at night, he explained.

The rustlers ambushed the officers and used sophisticated sniper rifles to pick out officers from as far as two kilometres away.

At KNH, where nine officers are admitted, Mr Lenanketai Limeano, a police reservist, showed his three bullet wounds and said he didn't remember who else had survived in the melee.

"They were many and the officers who were pursuing the rustlers had not seen the attackers who had positioned themselves at a better point to shoot," he said through a translator.

Mr Limeano, was among a team of security officers chasing suspected Turkana rustlers who were driving away livestock stolen from Samburu in Lomerek area, Nakachora Location in Samburu North district.

He was shot in the leg once and two bullets went through his shoulder. He told reporters that he rolled on the ground and into a ditch as bullets flew all round.

"It was early in the morning and the rustlers were determined to stop us and disappear with the animals," he said.

"In that kind of commotion, you never know who else was injured or was killed. But I remember we also shot at them. Maybe they also died."

"Many of those brought here had gun shot wounds on various parts of the body with soft tissue injuries, fractures, lower limb and abdominal injuries," said Mr Kibet Mengich, the KNH acting communications manager.

An Administration Police, officer who declined to be named for fear of breaching communication protocol within the force, said he escaped by hiding behind a rock, and when the engagement became hot, he too jumped into a ditch.

But he broke his leg.

 

[mathcom]

Very sad news! poleni wakenya na wana east africa kwa ujumla!!!

 

[Africa_Spring]

More is coming, this is just the beginning of the end. Im sure some of them are former law enforcement that why they succeeded on ambush.

 

[LoyalTzCitizen]

23?? Jeez!?? it was a very organised crime!!

 

[King’asti]

How many cows were they raiding to be so equipped? Labda polisi wa serikali wanahitaji mafunzo zaidi ili kuwazidi nguvu wahalifu. Haiwezekani wahalifu hawajulikani waliuwawa wangapi ila miili ya polisi iokotwe kama nzige. Its a sad one, inavunja moyo wa kazi kabisa.

 

[Dhuks]

How many cows were they raiding to be so equipped? Labda polisi wa serikali wanahitaji mafunzo zaidi ili kuwazidi nguvu wahalifu. Haiwezekani wahalifu hawajulikani waliuwawa wangapi ila miili ya polisi iokotwe kama nzige. Its a sad one, inavunja moyo wa kazi kabisa.

It all boils down to an administrative issue, as soon as police recruits graduate they are all posted to these hardship areas so you can guess that in a squad of 50 at least 40 will be freshers, there is no crime that will be fought by these especially when the enemy has more sophisticated weaponry.

 

[R.B]

Takriban polisi 40 wamethibitishwa kuuawa nchini Kenya katika shambulizi lililofanywa dhidi yao siku ya Jumamosi walipokuwa wanajaribu kuokoa mifugo waliokuwa wameibwa. Maafisa hao walivamiwa katika eneo la Baragoi, kaunti ya Samburu, Kaskazini mwa nchi.

Taarifa zinazohusiana Msemaji wa polisi aliambia BBC kuwa polisi 29 waliuawa pamoja na washambuliji watatu , lakini viongozi wa kijiji wanahofia kuwa huenda maiti zaidi wakapatikana. Hii leo miili zaidi ilipatikana na kufikisha idadi ya polisi waliouawa kuwa 40.

Wenyeji wa eneo hilo wana historia ya kupigana kwa sababu ya uhaba wa malisho ya mifugo wao Wiki mbili zilizopita, watu 12 waliuawa katika shambulizi kama hilo kwa mujibu wa vyombo vya habari nchini Kenya. Haya yanasemekana kuwa mashambulizi mabaya zaidi kuwahi kutokea dhidi ya polisi tangu Kenya kujipatia uhuru wake.

Maiti 11 walipatikana siku ya Jumamosi na wengine 19 kupatikana Jumapili. Ramani ya Kenya Inspekta wawili wakuu wa polisi wangali hawajulikani waliko. Uvamizi huu ni pigo kubwa kwa idara ya ulinzi nchini.

Baadhi ya polisi waliviziwa na kuuawa na wezi wa mifugo, katika eneo la Lomerok. Manusura tisa wangali wanapokea matibabu hospitalini.

Mauaji haya yanafikisha idadi ya watu waliouawa katika eneo hilo katika wiki mbili zilizopita hadi 43. Aidha mashambulizi haya yanatokea huku shughuli ya kuajiri inspekta mkuu wa polisi ikiendelea sambamba na polisi kususia kazi kwa sababu ya mzozo wa mishahara.

Chanzo: http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/habari

 

[Kiumbo]

Ni balaaa towards election. Nimeona citizen. Huruma sana.

 

[Wacha1]

Si wana-modernised amour imekuwaje tena ... ... ... . ngoja Mungiki brothers waje watupe habari kamili hapa hii naona imekaa kiuzandiki zandiki zaidi.

BTW poleni sana manyang'au ... .. na hii ndio inawafanya wakimbilie Tanzania na kukataa kukaa kwao kwa sababu life span yao ingekuwa fupi zaidi ... .... ..

 

[Bantugbro]

Hataari kweli kweli...
Yaani idadi ya askari waliokufa ktk shambulizi moja la wezi wa ng'ombe inapita idadi ya askari waliokufa ktk vita yote dhidi ya Alshabaab...

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

Death toll in Samburu attack now at 37

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The death toll in Saturday's bandit attack on police in Baragoi, Samburu County, rose to 37 after more bodies were discovered.

Thirty of the dead were said to be police officers while seven were homeguards. Six police officers are missing.

Some of the bodies were flown to Nairobi as the parliamentary committee on security called on the government to respond forcefully to the attack by suspected Turkana cattle rustlers.

It is one of the worst attacks on security forces in many years. Eight officers died in another attack on security personnel in Tana River in September, prompting a massive security operation in the area. (READ: 8 policemen killed as Tana death toll rises to 40)

A commission of inquiry is investigating the raid. (SEE IN PICTURES: Police injured in Samburu)

Seven bodies were discovered on Monday in a thicket in Baragoi division of Samburu County, bringing to 37 the number of security forces killed in the Saturday ambush.

However, according to police sources, the total number of the law enforces who died during the attack at Lomirok village is 30. The others are Samburu homeguards.

"We still have six more officers missing," a source told the Daily Nation by telephone from Baragoi.

Military helicopters were called to help in the search and rescue mission. The attack too place near the Suguta valley, a harsh and dangerous area.

Rift Valley PC Osman Warfa, who led a team of top regional security committee members, declined to discuss the issue.

Mr Warfa rushed to the area in a police chopper accompanied by Rift Valley provincial police officer, John M'Mbijiwe.

They first held a closed door meeting in Baragoi before flying back to Nakuru.

The Turkana gang ambushed a combined force of General Service Unit personnel, Rapid Response Unit, Anti-Stock Theft Unit and regular and administration police officers who had gone to Lomirok to recover stolen animals.

They had driven into the village accompanied by Samburu homeguards to recover more than 450 heads of cattle Turkana raiders had stolen.

On Monday, community leaders in Turkana said during the encounter between the security forces and rustlers, four people from the village were injured.

"The injured have already left the village and they are now in the bush to avoid arrest," one of the leaders told Daily Nation by phone.

Most of the members of the Turkana community in Baragoi have fled, fearing reprisals after 12 Samburu were killed in an earlier incident.

The Samburu had on October 30 decided to go to Lomirok to recover the 450 cattle the Turkanas raiders had stolen from them on October 20. They were ambushed by the Turkana and 12 Samburu morans (warriors) killed. (READ: 12 dead in Samburu livestock raid)

Death toll in Samburu attack now at 37 - News - nation.co.ke

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

An injured policeman on a hospital bed in Nairobi on November 11, 2012 recounts how he and his colleagues were attacked in Baragoi, Samburu North District on November 11, 2012. At least 26 policemen were killed Saturday in an ambush in northern Kenya while chasing cattle rustlers. AFP PHOTO/STRINGER.

Police Reservist Ldimiyano Lenangetai at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi on November 11, 2012. He was injured during the Samburu attack and 26 of his colleagues killed.

Police officers at the Wilson airport on November 12, 2012 await their injured colleagues. Photo\EMMA NZIOKA.

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[King’asti]

Aaah, that is seriously an administrative issue. The police needs a fresh approach to that area. Hakuna wakurya huko? Manake hata kwa mateke tu wangeua bandits wote.

37? That is absurd!

It all boils down to an administrative issue, as soon as police recruits graduate they are all posted to these hardship areas so you can guess that in a squad of 50 at least 40 will be freshers, there is no crime that will be fought by these especially when the enemy has more sophisticated weaponry.

 

[Filipo]

Licha ya ngonjera za kila siku za kulisifia jeshi la polisi huko Kenya, kumbe ukweli haufichiki! Huu ni udhaifu mkubwa ambao sijawahi kuusikia nchi yeyote! Askari zaidi ya 40, wenye silaha na mafunzo ya kijeshi, wameshambuliwa na raia na kuwa defeated kiasi hicho!? What a shame!

 

[Bigirita]

Tuache utani....huyui police au bandit? Au mwanamuziki?
Au labda mii sielewi.....au police pori?

 

[Ubungoubungo]

imefika wakati tuwashauri askari wa kenya na wanajeshi wao waje kujifunza kwenye vyuo vyetu vya Moshi na Monduli etc au kile kinachofunguliwa Ruvu. kwasababu askari wa kikenya ni wadhaifu na hawana mbinu kabisa. yaani namba ya askari waliouawa inazidi mata kumi ya namba ya raia ambao hawakwenda mafunzo? sasa wanaitwa askari wa namna gani sasa?....askari wote hao wameuawa na raia hata watano hawajafika...hahaha, ndio maana hata somalia walienda kwa maguvu ya ajabu, wakashikishwa ukuta hadi walipoomba msaada jeshi la AU likawasaidia sana wakatwaa baadhi ya miji....walipoona miji imetwaliwa WAKARUDI NYUMBANI wakapongezwa kwa kuongezwa vyeo, kumbe ile kazi kubwa imefanywa na wanajeshi wa Burundi na Uganda, hao ndio wanaojua vita na majesho yao yako imara,...wakenya hawana lolote hapa east africa, wakuonewa huruma tu.....kitu kama hicho hakingeweza kutokea tz, askari wote hao wauawe na raia,...au hawakwenda mafunzo?

 

[meghafranc]

Hataari kweli kwel

 

[Bajabiri]

Bado wachache hao

 

[MTAZAMO]

Police wa Kenya wameliaibisha taifa lao,inawezekanaje askari zaidi ya 40 kufa kwenye ambush ya kitoto hivyo? Jirani zetu kubalini Military and Police forces zenu have very poor Training,Sniper wanawadungua mpaka askari 40 wanakufa hata kujipanga kujua position ya snipers mnakwenda kama kuku! Njooni Tanzania mfundishwe kazi!!!

 

[mkenya1987]

Police wa Kenya wameliaibisha taifa lao,inawezekanaje askari zaidi ya 40 kufa kwenye ambush ya kitoto hivyo? Jirani zetu kubalini Military and Police forces zenu have very poor Training,Sniper wanawadungua mpaka askari 40 wanakufa hata kujipanga kujua position ya snipers mnakwenda kama kuku! Njooni Tanzania mfundishwe kazi!!!

People who don't know a thing should not comment cause their stupidity shows. silence is wisdom don't show your stupidity. do you even know where the policemen were killed ? firstly does Tanzania have porous borders with several war torn countries or close to any rebel strong holds. your reply clearly shows you know nothing of Kenya's geography. to the north is S.Sudan formerly war torn and Ethiopia where the OLF rebels are stationed right next to the Kenyan border to the east is Somalia so you have the perfect recipe for proliferation of arms (even mexico has such problems with sophisticated weaponry coming in from the US and now Mali with the Tuareg fresh from libya with much newer weapons). If you go to Kenya's north everyone there has guns and has been using them since they were children even grenades are popular with the locals costing as little as Ksh 1000-1500 (multiple by 18 to get Tsh). Tanzania is lucky as it doesn't have such menaces. Secondly I'm sure you know of police reservists the only way to keep the desolate areas north from utter chaos is to put police reservist there these are civilians who are allowed to carry guns and given limited training on policing they come from the local tribes and are not educated probably semi literate most of those killed were not AP or regular police or the GSU (google it to understand the command structure and different units of the Kenyan police). Thirdly these raids are not carried out buy a few people but an entire village look at the media sometimes they number between 300- 500 raiders every Kenyan knows this fact.The fourth and most bitter point is that the police up north are underfunded and understaffed sometimes as few as 50 policemen to guard a total land size of mwanza region in TZ in some areas the government until recently has neglected the north so the police to civilian ratio is quite high 1:3000 people in some areas.

I wonder what would the Tanzanian police do if they went to a place e.g turkana in Kenya with a population of 850,000 people where 80% of the population both adults and children are running around with guns considering that this is just one tribe in the northern frontier and that they are about 16 such tribes up there running around with guns.I know you think that disarmament is an option but you have to consider that disarming these people will leave them helpless from attacks from across the border.e.g the merille tribesmen who frequently cross the Kenyan Ethiopian border to hunt down turkana tribesmen as a right of passage

The Kenyan military will never be used for such things they are only called out for extreme situations and that is on approval by parliament not the president alone. the last line of defence is the GSU paramilitaries and even they are rarely called out so making a judgment call on the entire police force based on the deaths of police reservists is utterly and extremely stupid and ignorant.

So the day that Tanzania faces such odds then you can make your glib comments. you should be grateful that all your neighbors are peaceful hence fewer gun crimes and madmen running around.