Police officers from the DCI unit shot dead an armed thug that had been terrorising residents in Makadara, Nairobi.
“Sounds of deafening gunfire reverberated in the air, rat-a-tat-tat-tat!!! as the undercover sleuths silenced the armed thugs in retaliation, after they defied orders to surrender and turned against our men,” the DCI posted.
Police say his two accomplices managed to escape.
The unidentified thug had a homemade gun that police claim he shot at them with.
At the scene of the incident, the lifeless body of the fallen thug lay sprawled in a storm water ditch with the tools of his craft, a home made firearm loaded with two live rounds of 9mm calibre and a communication gadget imitating a police walkie-talkie displayed close-by.
The scene of the incident was documented by detectives based at the Forensic Crime Scene Investigations unit while the body was removed to a city morgue awaiting autopsy.
Meanwhile, a manhunt for the rest of the accomplices is underway as detectives intensify patrols to ensure city residents enjoy the festive season peacefully.