Suspected Al Shabaab militants are reported to have abducted six people among them a Principal Secretary and government officials at Milihoi, Lamu County.
While confirming the incident, Coast Administration Police boss, James Akoru, said that the incident occurred at 3:00 pm, further adding that GSU officers have already been dispatched to the scene.
“We are yet to receive proper information about the incident but the reports we have is that a vehicle has been hijacked,” said Mr Akoru.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the vehicle had a top government official who was heading to Witu to visit displaced families.
The official had attended a meeting on Lamu Port (LAPSSET) at Huduma centre in Lamu town before heading to Witu.
