One hundred and forty seven students were killed and 79 injured after Al-Shabaab terrorists shot their way into Garissa University College at dawn on Thursday and opened fire on them.
Internal Security CS Joseph Nkaissery officially declared the operation over at around nine in the evening.
The attackers are said By nine last evening, the operation was declared officially over by the. The attackers detonated suicide vests injuring some of the security forces. Of the 815 students in the college, 500 were rescued, according to the government and the rest — 166 — were not properly accounted for earlier. Some were presumed to have been taken hostage in a hostel on the campus.
The hostel housed 360 students, both male and female, according to the government, which also said it had killed four terrorists.
Daily Nation sources said the number of people killed was higher than the official tally, perhaps as high as double.
There was still shooting last night, even though the government had said the siege was over. No rescue workers were allowed into the campus by the military.
The government had said it was merely “mopping up” just in case any of the attackers were still on the campus.
One suspect, described as a terrorist by the government, was reportedly arrested while leaving the college.