Three suspects shot dead, an AK47 with 6 bullets and stolen car recovered in Nairobi

Three suspected thugs were shot dead on Wednesday in a dramatic chase in Ngara area, Nairobi as police recovered an AK47 rifle with six bullets and a car.

The AK47 rifle was confirmed to belong to police and was stolen in a robbery incident last year. Also recovered was a police communication gadget, a cheque book and two mobile phones that are believed to have been stolen from a woman few minutes earlier.

Head of Special Crimes Prevention Unit Noah Katumo said they had been informed about a gang planning a robbery along Parkroad before a confrontation broke out.

“As the officers approached the area, they heard screams from a woman who had been robbed as the gang rushed to their car where they were felled. Two others managed to escape on foot,” said Katumo.

Katumo said the car that the thugs were using was stolen from a motorist on Tuesday. He added that they found three different sets of number plates in the car.

“We suspect the number plates are used to evade police dragnets whenever they commit crimes in the city,” said Katumo.

The bodies were taken to the city mortuary.

Cases of armed robberies have been on the decline due to sustained police operations in the city.

Police are now looking for a suspect who dropped his gun as he escaped from being arrested in Huruma area, Nairobi.

The man was in the company of three others and had been asked to stop for a search by police when they suddenly started to run away. Police say one of them dropped a black polythene paper that had a berretta pistol. Efforts to trace them are ongoing.