Isiolo banditry: Form 3 girl shot dead while travelling home for holiday
The student was aboard a public service bus plying the Isiolo-Merti route when armed criminals attacked.
A family in Merti, Isiolo County, has been thrown into mourning after a 16-year-old Form Three girl was shot dead by bandits while travelling home for the holiday.
The student was aboard a public service bus plying the Isiolo-Merti route when armed criminals, whom police suspect came from neighbouring Samburu County, attacked within the Babala area.
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Merti Sub-County Police Commander Moses Kirong told The Eastleigh Voice that the criminals fired thrice at the vehicle, killing the student on the spot.
The St. Paul's Kiwanjani Secondary School student was seated next to the driver.
"We are hunting down the criminals while investigating the motive of the attack," Kirong said.
Local leaders and residents asked the government to secure the stretch to prevent similar incidents.
County Parents Association Chairperson Ismael Galma condoled with the girl's family and asked security agencies to expedite the probe and the arrest of the criminals.
"It is so sad that we lost such a young girl to banditry, which remains a huge impediment to development in our region," he said.
The burial is scheduled for Tuesday in Merti.
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