Attack kills Kenyan officer and wounds two in Mombasa
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kenyans
An attack on a collection point in Likoni, Mombasa County, killed an enforcement officer and wounded two others, while an AK-47 rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition were taken. Kenyan police are searching for the suspects and seeking to establish their motive, according to Kenyans.co.ke.
An attack on a tax collection post in Likoni, Mombasa County, on Monday 26 October killed a county enforcement officer and wounded two others. The attackers, whose number has not been established, also took an AK-47 rifle belonging to a police officer and 30 rounds of ammunition, according to an official report obtained by Kenyans.co.ke.
The incident took place at about 3.40am at Barabara ya Mchanga, around three kilometres from Inuka police station. The officer who was killed was shot in the back, while the two injured officers were taken to hospital in Diani Beach: one had deep cuts and a gunshot wound to his left thigh, and the other cuts to his head and right thigh. Mombasa County Police Commander Stella Jerono announced a hunt for the suspects and urged residents to share any useful information, according to Kenyans.co.ke.
The Likoni Directorate of Criminal Investigations is investigating to establish the motive for the attack, identify the assailants and recover the missing weapon and ammunition. Residents have been urged to limit non-essential night-time travel in the Likoni area.
