A few days ago , the office of the director of criminal investigations said that detectives based in Mombasa had arrested 5 suspects in connection with a robbery in Aldina & Makande area who had robbed a lady at gun point. video below.
After investigations and questioning, police traced the hideout of the gangster to Taita taveta with other others not among them.
Two flying squad officer went on a mission to track them.
Details unsealed by police indicate that the detective had pursued the suspects since morning from Mombasa and that he had also been working with police in Taveta.
The suspected gangsters, according to Taita Taveta OCPD , are believed to be members of a notorious group behind a series of robberies in Mombasa town.
However a shout out ensued, between the gangsters and the flying Squad police officers who were two on Monday night. The officer was shot twice and killed in the shootout with the suspected robbers.
Detectives based in Mombasa have today arrested 5 suspects in connection with a robbery in Aldina & Makande area. The suspects-Brighton Naiya Manyala, Mohamed Hassan, Chris Odhiambo Omondi, Evans Munyoki Mburiro & Mutonyi Nzamba-were captured on camera robbing a lady at gunpoint. pic.twitter.com/1hf1OEg9T9— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) March 24, 2019
The suspects of the robbery in Makande pic.twitter.com/QnmMyX9u6D— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) March 24, 2019
“He was the one who identified them. They shot him two times,” he said of the incident that brought the town to a standstill and saw residents and traders scamper for safety.
The suspects escaped to neighbouring Tanzania.
“They escaped using a boda boda towards Holili. The boda boda was abandoned at the border and they then escaped on foot,” the OCPD said, but added that a search was on.
“The operation is ongoing. We are doing all we can to arrest them.”
Five suspects were arrested in Mombasa on Sunday after CCTV footage captured a group of men robbing a woman of her handbag in Makonde.
The undated video clip captures three men walking past their victim at an M-Pesa shop before two of them turn on the woman brandishing a gun.
Police identified the suspects as Mr Brighton Naiya Manyala, Mr Mohamed Hassan, Mr Chris Odhiambo Omondi, Mr Evans Munyoki Mburiro and Mr Mutonyi Nzamba.
During the arrest, two motorcycles, one of which was used during the robbery, were confiscated.