(Standard Dijital) Wajir, Kenya: Three Ethiopians were killed in a gun ambush Saturday evening while 52 others escaped death by a whisker after being rescued by police.
The illegal aliens, who were been trafficked from Ethiopia’s region five came under heavy gun attack from unknown armed people along Wajir- Moyale road near Wajir town, according to Wajir County Commissioner Naftali Mungathia.
“These people were being transported in an open land cruiser. They were packed on top of each other like sardines by human traffickers, who took from them hefty money as charges to smuggle them illegally into the country,” Mungathia said, while speaking to The Standard in Wajir. Read more…