By Halligan Agade
Kenyan security forces have launched a
manhunt for al-Shabab militants behind the abduction of two Kenyans in Liboi
area along the Kenya-Somalia border.
Garissa
County police Commander Alfred Angengo said the two businessmen, Abdullahi
Issack Harun and Abdi Hassan Ilkaase, who were kidnapped by about 20 al-Shabab
militants on Dec. 26, were traced and taken to Liboi police station on Sunday.
He
said only three militants boarded the vehicle in which the two businessmen were
traveling in and proceeded with the captives to neighboring Somalia.
“Only
three of the al-Shabab militia proceeded with the captives to Somalia at a
place called Bagdad, 60 km from Hosingo, to the east where they have
established a camp and hosted black flag,” Angengo said in a statement.
The
two businessmen, who were freed on Dec. 27, appeared in good health though
tired, he said.
The
two were ferrying miraa (khat) to Liboi when they were ambushed by al-Shabab
militants and taken to Somalia, Angengo said.
He
said security forces will conduct operations along the border areas to flush
out militants believed to be planning to stage attacks in the region.
The
abduction came two weeks after militants ambushed a Garissa-bound commuter bus
and killed 11 people, including eight police officers.
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