At least three men suspected to be members of the Al-Shabaab terror group were Saturday morning killed in a police operation in Boni Forest, Lamu County. Police involved in the operation said the men were found with large quantities of food, a motorcycle and two rifles loaded with ammunition. The security operation involved multi-agency teams and has been heightened since President Uhuru Kenyatta opened the Lamu port on May 20. The bomb was planted by Al-Shabaab militants operating in Boni Forest. Boni Forest is an operation zone as the national government is since 2015 conducting a multi-agency security exercise dubbed Linda Boni, which is aimed at chasing out Al-Shabaab militants hiding there.

Source: The Star June 05, 2021 08:48 UTC