Two people, including a local administrator, were killed on Monday morning after suspected Al Shabaab militants staged a deadly dawn attack in Hulugho town, Garissa County. Holugho chief Abdi Fatah Gani was shot dead after militants ambushed him at his residence at around 4 am. As they retreated, the militants also shot dead a teacher identified as Stephen Musili, a resident of the same neighbourhood. According to local sources, the chief had been on the militants’ radar for some time due to his efforts to flush out Al Shabaab operatives and sympathisers from the area. Another teacher, Agnes Kavatha, who was a neighbour of the slain teacher, said she witnessed militants dragging Musili out of his house before shooting him.
