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Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A cloud of grief and mystery surrounded St Anne’s Kisoko Girls High school, Busia County after the body of a watchman manning the school was found lying inside the staffroom on Wednesday, August 4.<\/p>\n

The incident was confirmed by OCPD Busia Walter Abondo who indicated that the deceased was most likely murdered as his body had visible injuries.<\/p>\n

Police who combed the scene of the crime found school equipment missing- speculating that suspects could have committed the crime and made away with the valuables.<\/p>\n

Abondo affirmed that no student was harmed during the incident.<\/p>\n

“When our officers arrived at the scene, they found the body of the watchman inside the staffroom at the school.<\/p>\n

“We urge members of the public to provide any information regarding the incident so that they can make an arrest,” the police boss stated.<\/p>\n

The family of the deceased sought answers from police about the incident. They urged police officers to speed up the investigations in order to bring the suspects to book.<\/p>\n

Cases of insecurity have been rampant in the recent past with scores of Kenyans urging the police sector to tighten security in order to curb criminal cases.<\/p>\n

This has seen Inspector General Hillary Mutyambai assure Kenyans that police officers would be deployed to the most affected regions.<\/p>\n

He also urged Kenyans to be vigilant and report various crimes to the nearest stations in order for police to pursue and bring the suspects to justice.<\/p>\n

“The police continue to ensure members of the public are safe. Addressing the recent crimes, police patrols will be enhanced in the affected areas,” Mutyambai stated during a past Engage the IG Forum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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