Members of the Al-Shabaab militia group have destroyed two Safaricom communication company’s masts in two villages in Garissa county, in northern Kenya. Two separate attacks, which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday night, are said to have targeted the masts of the Kenyan telecommunication company in Galma Gala and Girgo villages.
Abdikarim Osman, a Member of the National Assembly for Fafi Countituency said about ten Al-Shabaab suspects executed the raids in the county.: “There are two attacks, which took place in two consecutive nights in nearby villages. One occurred in Galma Gala and the other in Girgo, but no injuries were reported although the suspects destroyed the masts thereby cutting off communication totally.” .
The MP accused security forces in the area for failing to act on time to avert the attacks. The incidents come barely a month after Al-Shabaab suspects stormed a complex building in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. The attack, which occurred at Hotel Dusit D2, claimed the lives of 21 people. The Kenyan government has since deployed hundreds of security forces along its border with Somalia to enhance border security.
