Carjackers shoot dead passenger along Mombasa Road, Nairobi

NAIROBI, KENYA: A passenger was on
Monday night shot dead in a robbery on a
matatu along Mombasa Road, Nairobi.
The Nigerian national was riding on a
matatu that was headed for Kitengela
when some of the passengers turned out
to be thugs and carjacked it.
Police and witnesses say the deceased
had refused to heed the thugs’ orders and
tried to argue with them as they
demanded cash and other valuables.
Nairobi County police chief Benson Kibue
said witnesses say there had been an
argument between the gang and the
deceased before he was shot at close
range.
“We have always advised the public to
heed orders of armed thugs or anyone
armed. That way we will ensure our
safety but we are hunting down on the
gang,” said Kibue.
The gang later commandeered the bus
into a dark alley along Mombasa Road
where they robbed the passengers with
the deceased man inside and later
escaped on foot with the loot.
Cases of carjacking are on the rise in the
city and police are struggling to contain
them. Last Friday, two suspected thugs
were shot dead and two pistols recovered
in a botched carjacking incident on a
matatu in Nairobi's Buruburu area.
Four passengers were shot and seriously
wounded in the confrontation that ended
after a long chase with police.
Police say five other carjackers managed
to escape after slipping through the
windows of the matatu along Jogoo Road
and it is believed the same gang has been
behind a series of the incidents on the
route.
Police have been directing matatu
operators to institute measures to curb
the menace that is now on the rise. Up to
four cases are reported weekly in the
city.
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