- He said he was waiting for the gate to be opened when the gunmen ordered them to lie down at gunpoint.
- They then ordered him and the colleague to surrender all the valuables they had before grabbing the weapon.
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A senior police officer was Monday morning robbed of his pistol in an attack in Kingeero area, Kiambu County.
The inspector of police who is in charge of the Mwimuto police post said he was accosted by a gang of three who were armed with pistols and robbed of his Jericho pistol with 15 bullets.
He was also robbed of a mobile phone in the attack at about 1 am.
The officer said he was visiting the house of a colleague to hand over a case file when he was attacked.
He said he was waiting for the gate to be opened when the gunmen ordered them to lie down at gunpoint.
They then ordered him and the colleague to surrender all the valuables they had before grabbing the weapon.
The gang escaped the scene soon after the incident. A search was launched but no arrest or recovery was made. Police said the Jericho serial number 44332418 loaded with 15 rounds of 9mm is missing.
A hunt on the gang is ongoing, police said.
Meanwhile, police in Nguni, Mwingi, Kitui County shot and killed a gunman and recovered a rifle with 23 bullets, two pairs of shoes, sufuria with foodstuffs, and a knife.
The incident happened Saturday night, police said.
A solar panel, scissors, a pen, and a black bag pack containing 38 rounds of ammunition were also retrieved from the scene.
Other recovered items included seven notes of Somali currency, Sh2,800, two mobile phones, and one extended cartridge.
The gunman had attacked a water bowser driver and tried to rob him forcing him to drive through with a punctured tyre.
This, in turn, prompted him to accelerate and after driving for about 800 meters, he spotted police officers who he tried to warn them of the impending danger in vain.
A few meters ahead, the police officers were accosted by the gunman who held them at gunpoint and ordered them out of the vehicle.
During the incident, the lone robber fired three rounds prompting the officers to return fire, which eventually fatally injured the robber, police said.
In the process, the said motor vehicle was hit twice in the rear damaging it.
Police said the gunman could be part of al Shabaab who have been operating in the area and had strayed from Garissa to the region.