Police gun down thug in Thika, central Kenya

A member of a notorious gang that has been terrorizing residents of Thika town, Central Kenya is dead.

The thug was part of a gang that was robbing pedestrians of their valuables, along the Kiang’ombe-Railway Road.

The thugs who were armed with a firearm and crude weapons accosted two young men believed to be students at the Thika-based Mt.Kenya University.

The students who were going to buy avocado fruit were ordered to surrender all their earthly possessions including mobile phones, belts, shoes and clothes.

After complying, the badly shaken students were then ordered to surrender their Mpesa PIN numbers at gunpoint, prompting one of them to let out loud piercing shrieks of despair.

Luckily, two cops on foot patrol heard the call of distress and rushed to the aid of the victims.

What followed was a fierce exchange of fire between the cops on a mission to rescue the students and the thugs who were fighting to escape the wrath of the law enforcement officers.

‘When the guns went silent, one thug lay lifeless in a pool of blood as his accomplices leapt to a getaway motorbike heavily wounded,” read part of a police report.

A firearm with two rounds of ammunition and a machete were recovered from the slain thug.

Meanwhile, a manhunt for the rest of the gang members is currently ongoing.