Detectives are hunting for gunmen who attacked a senior police officer and robbed him of his pistol in Limuru, Kiambu County.
The inspector of police based at Limuru police station said he was on his way to Ngarariga police station in a private car when he was attacked by three gunmen on Sunday.
He was to visit the station for inspection and
on reaching the Njira Njeru area near Kwa Rufus shopping center, he was accosted by
three unknown men who were on board a motorcycle of unknown registration number
and armed with an AK47 rifle.
He said the men blocked him at gunpoint and
ordered him to surrender.
He said in confusion, his car veered off the
road and landed in a ditch as the gang followed him there.
They ordered him out of the car at gunpoint
and robbed him of his firearm which was loaded with 15 rounds of
live ammunition and sped off.
During the incident, the officer escaped unhurt,
police said.
A hunt is ongoing on the gang, police said.
Police suspect the gang had trailed the officer before striking.
Such weapons are at times used to commit
crimes. Police said they are pursuing leads on the attack to recover the
weapon.
Meanwhile, a police
officer was arrested over the theft of livestock in Githunguri, Kiambu County.
A local in the Matimbei area reported that his freshian cow was reported missing within Thakwa village.
Police officers visited the scene, recovered the freshian cow, and arrested
one suspect who stated that he had bought the said cow through M-pesa at a cost
of Sh79,000 from a police officer attached to Ngewa police station.
It was established the
officer was then a deserter, as he had not reported to work for weeks. It is
not clear why he had deserted work.
He was later traced
within Githunguri Township driving a salon car.
He led his colleagues
to his rented homestead located in the Kiangima area, where a total of 13 cows
and four calves were found.
Police said they are waiting for identification from locals who have complained their cows were missing.
