Police gun down four armed men in Nairobi’s Industrial Area
A pistol and bullets. Mr Franklin Ambundo claims he shot himself. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP.
What you need to know:
- Police also recovered a pocket phone, handcuffs, a Toyota Funcargo and a motorcycle.
- The gang has been using the car to block victim before the others on motorbike strike and rob them.
Police in Nairobi have shot dead four suspects and seized a Ceska pistol loaded with seven rounds of ammunition in Industrial Area.
One of the dead men, police say, is among the suspects who posed as G4S staff and stole Sh80 million from the Cooperative Bank.
Police also seized a pocket phone, handcuffs, a Toyota Funcargo and a motorcycle.
The suspects were intercepted by Flying Squad officers near Tetra Pak, off Likoni Road, and a shootout ensued.
The gang is linked to robberies in Nairobi and its environs, especially in Eastleigh and Rongai.
According to police, the gang had been using the car to block victims before the others on motorbikes strike and rob them.
On Sunday, three other suspects were also shot dead in two separate incidents in Nairobi.
In Kayole, police shot dead a man and recovered a homemade pistol.
The deceased was one of the four-man gang who shot and seriously injured Administration Police Sgt Augustine Maithya on Sunday at around 12pm.
