Several kenyans have been reportedly burnt to death in a blaze that was set by unknown assailants who attacked them in the night of today in Marsabit
According to reports, up to seven Kenyans were reportedly killed last night after a group of armed men attacked them at around 9 PM near the Ethiopian boarder in the kenyan side.
Reports indicate that the attack that burnt them to death took place along the Eledimtu-Forole Road in Marsabit County just a few kilometres from the Ethiopian border by assailants who remain unknown.
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A lorry carrying nine passengers was ambushed by an armed group, leading to the tragic deaths of seven people who included two minors from a local secondary school.
The attackers shot at the vehicle indiscriminately, before setting it ablaze and burning some of the bodies beyond recognition. The sixth victim reportedly succumbed to bullet wounds in a nearby thicket trying to hide from the assailants.
Among the passengers, one boy was found this morning with a fractured limb, while another person sustained burn wounds but managed to reach Forole for help
However, one survivor escaped unhurt has been identified as a 16-year-old girl in Form One Talaso Wato who ran into the darkness after the armed gang made their first strike.
The girl is said to have run directly to Forolle Police Station where she reported the incident to the police officers. Additionally, the driver, Ibrahim Jalla who like six other passengers, remains unaccounted for in the aftermath of the brutal assault.
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Unconfirmed reports from locals suspect that those behind the act could be remnants of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), hostile Borana neighbours or even Ethiopian police officers — a possibility linked to tensions over the OLF militants believed to be harboured in Kenya.