The late Aisha AbubakarThree suspected thugs were arrested Monday in the murder probe of Kilifi County Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission election manager Aisha Abubakar.
She was stabbed to death at her home in Utange, Mombasa County on January 5, 2025.
Her son was attacked and seriously wounded. He is recovering from the injuries.
A team of detectives combing the area said they recovered a mobile phone that was stolen from the son Hassan Abubakar during the robbery and murder incident.
The police said the recovery was made following the arrest of three suspects in the probe.
Director of DCI Mohamed Amin said a forensic analysis of the intelligence collected was done which positively placed the suspects at the crime scene.
“They are prime suspects in this murder probe. We are making more good progress,” he said.
The suspects were arrested in the Bamburi area in an operation.
Police said they are looking for possible more suspects in connection with the murder of Aisha.
The suspects were Tuesday expected in court for a miscellaneous application to allow police to continue with their investigation.
Police
say they are yet to establish the motive of the incident.
During
the attack, one of the attackers wore a facemask, witnesses said.
The gang gained access to the house by cutting the grills of the kitchen window
while armed with a crowbar and knife.
The deceased was stabbed and cut on the head above the right eye while the son was cut on the head.
Police said immediately after the attack the gang robbed the deceased of her
mobile phone, a 65-inch TV set, a sound system and an iPad.
This was
after they had also attacked and injured the son, police said.
The son was however able to drive the mother to Premier Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival while the son was treated there.
Aisha joined the Commission in 2012 as a Constituency Elections Coordinator for Nyali and was first deployed to Kilifi South.
She had diligently served the Commission and risen through the ranks to the position of
Acting County Elections Manager – Kilifi, the commission said.
The incident prompted police to launch a major operation on gangs operating in some parts of Mombasa.
Some of the gang members use pangas in their mission and detectives say more than 30 suspects have been detained for grilling in the operations.
Locals have complained of the gang and called for decisive action to address them.
