Al Shabaab change tact, storm villages to lecture residents

Al Shaabab militants at a past training. The militants stormed Yumbis Village in Garissa where they harassed locals. [PHOTO: FILE/ STANDARD]

Garissa, Kenya: Suspected Al Shabaab militia stormed Yumbi border village in Fafi, Garissa County and lectured residents for hours before retreating back to Somalia.

The militia, who had sophisticated firearms, urged residents to support their mission of fighting the Kenyan government.