On Sunday morning reports reached the police that a gang of six men had robbed a bodaboda rider at gun point,took his motorcycle & ganged raped his pillion passenger, a lady aged 23yrs.
After committing the heinous act, the gang then escaped towards Dandora on a stolen motorbike.
The police tracked the motorcycle which had a tracking devise after the owner reported its theft.
The police eventually caught up with the suspects at Kifarage area where they were gunned down.
#FatallyInjured|A gang of six men that robbed a bodaboda rider at gun point,took his motorcycle & ganged raped his pillion passenger, a lady aged 23yrs,were today morning fatally injured at their hiding place in #Gitwambavillage by #DCI Detectives.All stolen items were recovered. pic.twitter.com/LBMmJaZBM7
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) October 28, 2018
According to police, the boda boda rider had picked the woman at Riverside area and they were headed to Lucky Summer estate when they were ambushed by a gang of five men armed with pistols.
The thugs robbed the two of their properties including mobile phones, handbag and cash.
“A report was made and police officers moved fast and with the help of personnel from a tracking company that had fitted a gadget on the said motor cycle located it near Gitwamba sharp corner within Dandora,” said police in a statement.
Police officers tracked the thugs to Dandora estate where a fierce shootout ensured with six of the gangsters being gunned down.
Three home-made pistols loaded with rounds of ammunition and all the robbed items were recovered from the gangsters.
“The motorcycle and fallen gangsters have been positively identified by one of the victim,” said police.
Criminal activities in the city and area adjacent to it have been on a high rise and what all need is just to be vigilant.
Boda boda riders also need to learn from the incident and install tracking devices on their motor bikes to help police get hold of such incidents easily.