NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 22 — Two suspected robbers were gunned down in Kibra’s Laini Saba on Wednesday following a shootout with police.
The incident involved police officers from Nairobi’s Kilimani area.
“On November 22, 2023, Police Officers from Kilimani recovered a Berreta Pistol and several ammunition,” police said in a brief statement.
The National Police Service commended the members of the public for their support in the fight against criminal gangs.
The incident came hours after detectives in Siaya successfully recovered two firearms believed to have been stolen earlier in the week during an armed ambush on police officers escorting KCSE examination papers to Mahero Secondary School.
The ambush occurred on Monday and resulted in the tragic death of an officer, while another sustained serious injuries.
The attack took place a short distance from the school after the security agents disembarked from the bus that transported them to collect the examination papers from Siaya County headquarters.
In response to the ambush, a joint team comprising the National Police Service (NPS) from Siaya, Busia, and DCI headquarters, was deployed to track the assailants and retrieve the stolen firearms.
Siaya operation
NPS Spokesperson Resila Onyango confirmed the successful recovery of an MP5 and an AK47 rifle during a morning operation in the Hawinga area.
The operation targeted the residence of one of the suspects, identified as Sheikh Rashid, who managed to evade the police dragnet.
“Upon knocking the door for the occupant to open, they instead started firing indiscriminately from the inside. The officers took cover, and a fierce firefight ensued, during which two unknown middle-aged men were fatally injured,” the police said.
Authorities also seized 20 rounds of 7.62mm calibre, 24 rounds of 9mm calibre, and various mobile phones at the scene.
Additionally, assorted crude weapons, sharp knives, pangas, Islamic literature, Quran books, military fatigue including desert boots and raincoats, and 10 empty cartridges of 7.62mm calibre and six empty cartridges of 9mm calibre were recovered.
