Team repulses attack on Kambios Police Post in Garissa

by CYRUS OMBATIMonday May 25, 2026

Part of the recoveries made from an Al Shabaab camp in Wajir County

Security officers in Fafi Sub-county, Garissa County, foiled a suspected militant assault on Kambios Police Post in the early hours of Saturday, in another reminder of the persistent threat along the border belt.

Police said the attack happened at about 12:45 am on Saturday, May 23, when an unidentified number of suspected militants opened fire on the post, spraying several rounds of ammunition.

Officers at the station quickly returned fire, forcing the attackers to retreat.

Police said none of the officers was hurt during the exchange.

The area was later brought under control, with additional security deployed as investigations and follow-up operations continue.

Police said operations in the region had been stepped up to confront the threat, noting that similar incidents are not uncommon in the border area.

In the past, such attacks have turned deadly.

In a separate incident, a suspected terror plot was disrupted after a multi-agency security team arrested a man believed to have been in the process of recovering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along the Garissa–Dadaab Road.

The suspect drew the attention of officers on routine patrol in the Haji Aden area after he was seen standing by the roadside.

When he noticed the approaching security team, police said he bolted into nearby bushland in a frantic attempt to escape.

A chase through the thicket followed before officers caught up with him and made the arrest.

He was then taken back to the spot where he had initially been seen, and officers there found an IED, suggesting an attack was in the works.

Also recovered from the scene were military-style jungle clothing, including a jungle jacket and trousers, as well as two mobile phones.

The suspect was later taken to Garissa Police Station for processing as detectives broaden their investigation ahead of arraignment.

The recovered items remain in custody as exhibits.

Meanwhile, a coordinated security operation in the Digdiga general area of Wajir County led to the dismantling of a suspected al-Shabaab camp at Qanjara Durow.

During the operation, security personnel established a position near Gel Qad Junction before moving toward Qanjara Durow, where they came under fire from suspected militants and responded in a fierce exchange.

The officers overwhelmed the al-Shabaab fighters and secured the area. They then dismantled the camp after neutralising more militants found there.

A search of the site turned up assorted materials linked to militant operations, among them communication equipment, IED-related items, uniforms, ammunition, food supplies and other logistical equipment.

The recovered items were secured for further analysis as investigations continue.

Security operations in the area have since been intensified as investigators pursue those behind the attack.

The locality lies close to the Kenya-Somalia border, an area often crossed by al-Shabaab militants for attacks.

Kenya has responded with sustained operations aimed at confronting the threat, which has slowed development across the wider region.

That effort has included the deployment of more personnel and technology to help curb the menace.

The terrorists often plant explosives along roads, leaving behind death and destruction for Kenyan civilians and property.

Somalia has lacked a stable government for decades, creating space for the terror group to operate and move into Kenya for attacks.

Security agencies have continued operations in the area in an effort to contain the attacks linked to terror.

Officials say those efforts have helped reduce such incidents overall. Somalia has not had an effective central government since the 1991 overthrow of President Siad Barre’s military regime, which ushered in more than two decades of anarchy and conflict in a country deeply divided along clan lines.

Kenya launched Operation Linda Nchi on October 14, 2011, after gunmen seized tourists at the Coast, an incident the government viewed as a threat to national sovereignty because it targeted tourism, one of the country’s key economic pillars.

Several regions have since been liberated from the terrorists.