Police kill five suspected robbers in Kitisuru

Five suspected gangsters were gunned down in Kitisuru on Friday morning and weapons found.

Nairobi DCI Chief

Ireri Kamwende said police recovered three pistols.

He said the five had been

on a robbery mission when officers from a special crime prevention unit ambushed them.

Meanwhile,

Nairobi Regional Commissioner Kangethe Thuku has issued a 30-day notice for gangsters in the city to surrender their guns.

Speaking in Mathare on Monday, Thuku

asked residents to embrace the Nyumba Kumi initiative and report criminal activities to police.

Residents were asked to use SMS

code 22068

to report crimes at anytime for quick response.

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