GARISSA (SD) – At least three al-Shabaab suspects have been arrested following security operations by Kenyan forces in areas near Garissa County border with Somalia.

The arrest of the suspects comes barely two days after three Kenyan construction workers were killed and another was wounded in an attack claimed by Somalia based an al-Qaeda affiliate group, al-Shabaab.

In a statement, the police on Sunday said more security officials have been deployed to the region to tame al-Shabaab gang that is roaming there causing destruction and disruption of businesses.

According to the statement, the security forces nabbed two locals and a man from Somalia in connection with the murder of the construction workers.

“The trio are suspected have taken part in the attack that claimed lives of non-locals who were working at a construction site in Dhobley town in Garissa County,” the statement reads in part.

Last Friday, suspected armed al-Shabaab fighters had stormed a construction site in Dhobley town, killing three non-locals and injuring another one.

According to the Police, the gang behind the attack was out to scare construction workers on various sites in the area.

Al-Shabaab militant group claimed the responsibility for the attack.

Mandera, Wajir and Garissa had been borne the brunt of grenade and gun attacks in the last several years since Kenya took its troops to Somalia to fight the al-Shabaab group.

Al-Shabaab group has been attacking areas along Kenya-Somalia border while targeting mostly non- locals working in the region.

Many people, majority of them non- locals have as a result lost their lives with others left with permanent injuries.