Kisumu cops gun down robber, recover stolen motorcycles and phones

Recovered items by police./FAITH MATETE
Recovered items by police./FAITH MATETE

Police in Kisumu on Sunday gunned down a suspected robber and recovered a pistol in Riat, Kisumu East.

Two others escaped during the operation conducted by officers from the elite Quick Response Team (QRT) at Ukweli pastoral centre.

Police at the scene./FAITH MATETE

County AP Commandant Joseph Kigen

said two motorcycles, mobile phones and several rolls of bhang were also recovered.

"The thugs had in the morning waylaid a lorry supplying gas cylinders along the Kakamega road and made away with Sh40,000," he said.

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