8 Suspected Gangsters Shot Dead In A Botched Godown Robbery

By Getrude Matayo

Eight suspected gangsters were on 23^rd August night killed by police following an attempted robbery at a godown in Industrial Area, Nairobi.

According to the police report, the gangsters had broken into Sihra Coffee Machinery Service and Gensham Wood Enterprises godown and were loading goods into a waiting lorry, a Mitsubishi canter registration number KAS 340M

Four other suspects escaped with gun injuries during the 10 Pm incidents. Police said they have also recovered tow homemade pistols and machetes from the men in the incident. An alarm had been raised over the robbery hence, alerting police who were on patrol.

“It was reported by the chief controller that there was a burglary and stealing at a godown along Lungalunga road opposite Shell Petrol Station. Police officers from industrial police station swung into action,” the report from filed under OB NO 37/23/08/2020 at Industrial Area police station read.

The lorry and the exhibits were towed to Industrial Area Police Station while the bodies of the eight were taken to City Mortuary awaiting postmortem.

In a similar incident, police shot dead eight suspected robbers and recovered five homemade guns and eight rounds of ammunition in the Industrial Area in April 2016.

Senior officers visited the scene later on after learning about the number of people killed. According to the witnesses, all were young men in their late 20s

The bodies were moved to the mortuary. Nairobi police boss Rashid Yakub said they are investigating the incident and trying to get those who escaped for questioning.