Africa-Press – Kenya. One armed thug was fatally wounded on Saturday night after he accosted an undercover detective in Eastleigh.
DCI said the suspected thug and his accomplice approached Corporal Abu on a motorbike and confronted him as he walked from a mosque in Ushirika estate, at around 9pm.
They did not know he was a cop.
“The duo ransacked his pockets making away with his mobile phone, wallet and other valuables before one of them fired at the detective missing his left ear by a whisker,” DCI said.
This prompted Abu, who is based at a specialized unit at DCI headquarters, to fire back, killing the thief.
The DCI said the deceased’s accomplice escape on the motorbike.
Detectives recovered a Jericho pistol serial No: KP 44338853 with six live rounds of 9mm caliber from the deceased.
Preliminary investigations by detectives based at the DCI National Forensic Laboratory – Ballistic Unit said the firearm belonged to police.
The firearm was snatched from a senior police officer in Naivasha, on November 16, 2020 in an armed robbery.
DCI said the officer was accosted at the entrance to his home at Lakeview estate as he retired for the night, after overseeing enforcement of curfew orders at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The senior officer was left unconscious at his gate with life threatening injuries inflicted on his head. Quick action by well wishers who had rushed him to hospital saved his life,” it added.
Detectives also found one spent cartridge of 9mm caliber and a black motorcycle registration number KMFE 106P at the scene of Saturday night’s crime.
This attack comes in the wake of increased deployment of undercover detectives in the city, as the Directorate takes step to destabilize criminals gangs that regroup after general elections.
Detectives have cautioned medical practitioners to be on the lookout for a short, well built middle aged man, with bullet-riddled behinds.
They are required to report to detectives immediately if the man is seen.
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