Gang kills police officer who rescued six girls from FGM in Embombut forestA police officer was Monday killed by a gang that attacked a rescue team that had busted an FGM rite in Elgeyo Marawet county in an operation in Embobut forest. The rescue team had rescued six girls and taken them to hospital before the gangs protecting the circumcisers pursued them to the police post. “There was a rescue operation for girls who were undergoing FGM, and some of the girls had already been mutilated. At Chesoi rescue centre, there are at least 71 rescued girls according to the county police commandant who escaped the knife following their lucky rescue. “The terrain is very poor and movement is difficult in the Elgeyo escarpment, and it is a forest making it difficult for the rescue team to navigate,” he said.

Source: Daily Nation December 12, 2023 08:07 UTC