Six
gunmen raided a shopping centre in a village in Lokichar, Turkana County and
shot dead one businessman during a robbery mission.
Police said
the gang also shot and injured a second victim in the March 26 morning
incident.
The gang
raided Lochor-Emoit village while shooting indiscriminately at the shop
premises of Apocho Ekidor, whom they hit in the neck and legs, killing him.
The gang
had arrived on two motorcycles before embarking on their mission.
During the attack, police said, they robbed the victim of an unknown amount of money.
The second victim sustained hand injuries and was admitted to a hospital in a
stable condition.
Police
officers rushed to the scene and recovered five expended cartridges of
7.62x39mm, but no arrest was made.
The body
was moved to the mortuary, awaiting an autopsy.
An
investigation into the attack is ongoing.
Elsewhere,
detectives are hunting for a gang that raided a mini market in Lugulu Market,
Busia County and robbed the attendants of Sh300,000.
The gang
also attacked other adjacent shops and robbed the attendants of cash and mobile
phones in the March 24 drama.
Police
said the gang of six men armed with two pistols and a rifle and on board two
unmarked motorcycles unleashed terror in the market before escaping.
They
first raided a mini market and grabbed cash before proceeding to other nearby
shops where they robbed attendants of mobile phones.
They
later jumped onto their waiting motorcycles and escaped.
After the
robbery, the gangs fled while aboard the waiting motorcycles while firing in
the air to an unknown location.
Police
visited the scene and recovered a spent cartridge.
No arrest
has been made so far, police said, adding a hunt on the gang is ongoing.
In
Imenti, Meru County, police are looking for a gang that robbed a rider and his
two pillion passengers of cash and mobile phones.
The gang
of three also sexually assaulted a woman who was among the passengers, police
said.
She was
rushed to a local hospital and attended to.
Police
said the gang had forced the rider and his passengers off the motorcycle before
embarking on their mission.
They
later grabbed about Sh8,000 from the victims and escaped, police said, adding no
arrest had been made.
