VIDEO: A 60 year old man critically injured in Garissa following hyena attack

GARISSA—A 60 year old man is fighting for his life at the Garissa county referral hospital after he was critically injured by a lone Hyena which attacked him in Raya village, Balambala sub county Garissa.

Abdi Afi Mohamud who was looking after his goats in his farm along River Tana lost his left eye during the Sunday evening scuffle.

The villagers used a private vehicle to rush the victim at the hospital for treatment.

Addressing the press at the hospital the victim relatives Abdikafar yusuf said the Hyena strayed into the goats’ farm within the village and started attacking the herd.

Yusuf said the commotion and cries from the goats attracted the attention of the old man who rushed to the scene but the Hyena instead turned to him.

Yussuf said this is the fourth incident of hyena attacking human beings in the area in the last one month.

According to Dr. Hussein Iman a general surgeon at the hospital the hyena inflicted serious injuries on his head, eye and hands.

There have been upsurge reports of human-wildlife conflicts following perennial drought that continues to ravage parts of Northern Kenya.