MPEKETONI UNDER SIEGE: Gunmen burn police station and exchange of gunfire continues

Explosion and gunfire have
rent the air in the last 2
hours as police battled
unknown attackers in
Mpeketoni area of Lamu.
Fighting has broken out in
Mpeketoni area this evening
as residents reported a spate
of shooting in the area.
Unconfirmed reports claim
that Mpeketoni Police station
was attacked by unknown
people who torched the
Station commander’s house.
Inspector General David
Kimaiyo stated that they
were yet to be furnished
with details of the situation
but confirmed the attacks.
“We do not have full
information on the incident
and we are still trying to
reach our officers at the
moment,” he told the Nation
in a phone interview.
Officers were still engaged in
combat with the residents
reportedly having taken
cover under the hail of
bullets.
Residents said Breeze View
Hotel and Taweel restaurant
are also affected as
bellowing smoke has been
seen around their locations.
Witnesses said the town has
been under siege for the last
two hours with unconfirmed
reports suggesting that it
was the Al Shabab fighters.
Sporadic gun fire and
explosions spreading panic
among residents with the
police seemingly unable to
contain the situation.