Two Somalis arrested for smoking on KQ flights
A man smoking. Two Somali nationals were separately arrested at JKIA for smoking in KQ planes. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Two Somalis were separately arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for smoking on Kenya Airways planes.
The two were in different KQ flights from South Africa.
According to a police report, Arabow Musa Hassan was in flight number KQ 763 while Mohamed Jama Mohamed was in KQ783 flight.
The planes landed at JKIA 30 minutes apart on Monday night.
KQ and other airlines prohibit smoking on board, including toilets.
Meanwhile, police shot dead a suspected thief in Kayole, Nairobi County.
Police say they were informed by the public that a gang of three men were robbing pedestrians at Mihango stage.
“Police proceeded to the place and challenged them to surrendered but they defied and one of them shot at the officers,” the report states.
A shootout ensued and one of the men was shot dead while two escaped.
