Police officers on Wednesday launched a probe following the death of a fellow officer who was found murdered and the body dumped in the Mangwe area of Mombasa.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The deceased’s body was recovered lying in a pool of blood with severe injuries on the head in what was deemed a cold-blood murder.
According to a police report, despite preliminary investigations into the matter, there was still inadequate information to establish the root cause of the officer’s death.
While conducting a probe, the police officers managed to arrest one of the suspects linked to the murder of the officer. The suspect was cornered while attempting to flee.
However, another suspect successfully escaped the police trap and ran away, forcing the detectives to launch a manhunt for him.
“He did not go to work, I left him at home and he left after me but never came back only for today morning to receive reports of his death,” narrated the victim’s brother.
The area police commander Lydia Wanjiru while commenting on the incident, called on the residents to desist from taking the law into their own hands.
“In the police department, we have different sectors, everyone who has a complaint should forward it to the relevant authorities,” the police commander stated.
The Mombasa incident comes hardly a fortnight after a police officer was shot dead by a group of rowdy residents in Marsabit. The officer was shot while attempting to repel the group from accessing an illegal gold mine.
According to a police report obtained by Kenyans.co.ke, the residents, after accessing the area began pelting objects including stones at the security officers manning the gold mine.
“The officers responded with fire but they were overpowered as they were attacked from all directions including their camps,” read part of the police report.
According to the police report, two people were shot dead including an officer in the tragedy that left several other security officers nursing critical injuries…CONTINUE READING>>
