Two Administration Police (AP) officers lost their lives after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated under their vehicle in Kulan, near Daadab.
Initial reports suggest the explosion occurred when the patrol vehicle ran over the device.
Five other officers on board were critically injured in the blast.
Improvised Explosive Device Kills Two Administration Police Officers in Kulan. Photo: Courtesy.
Authorities suspect that the IED may have been intentionally planted along the patrol route by Al-Shabaab militants, though this has not yet been confirmed.
As of the publication of this article, no militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Dadaab area in Garissa County has experienced multiple assaults in recent months, with attackers frequently using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to target Kenyan police officers.
In one of the recent incidents in May 2025, three officers survived an early-morning IED attack at 6 am.
Their Land Cruiser patrol vehicle suffered major front-end damage, but the officers survived after the bomb detonated prematurely.
In October, Kenya’s elite Special Operations Group (SOG) intercepted another planned attack, arresting eight suspected militants in the Eelmerer-Yumbia area of Garissa County.
The suspects were reportedly assembling IEDs when intelligence from local residents prompted an immediate intervention by security forces.
