Tragic Pursuit: Double Fatality in Pursuit of Cop’s Killers During KCSE Exam Escort in Siaya
Wednesday saw the recovery of two firearms and the deaths of two individuals that occurred during a gunfight in the Awinga region of Alego Usonga, Siaya County, as detectives pursued the assailants responsible for the murder of a police officer accompanying the KCSE exam on Monday.
The assailants are believed to be Somalian returnees, according to the police. From their refuge, copies of the Quran and prayer mats were recovered.
The departed, along with his colleague and the center manager, were ambushed by the assailants armed with rudimentary implements on Monday morning.
The officers, as reported by eyewitnesses, had just disembarked from a school bus that had transported them to the Siaya County headquarters to collect the examination papers. However, they disembarked a few meters away from the school because the bus was unable to reach it due to the poor condition of the road.
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As the center manager fled for safety, one of the officers was fatally wounded and the other was injured by the attackers. The criminals stole the firearms of the officers before fleeing.
Responding swiftly to the location, security personnel transported the injured officer to Siaya County Referral Hospital for medical attention. The corpse of the deceased individual was transferred to the mortuary of the hospital.
County Police Commander Cleti Kimaiyo and Siaya County Commissioner Julius Otieno, who led the security squad that arrived at the location and transported the injured officer to the Siaya County referral hospital for treatment, were present at the scene.
Tragic Pursuit: Double Fatality in Pursuit of Cop’s Killers During KCSE Exam Escort in Siaya
