Five suspected gangsters shot dead in Mombasa

Police officers guard a house where five gangsters were killed by police officers at Bombolulu in Mombasa.[Omondi Onyango,Standard]

Police in Mombasa County shot and killed five suspected gangsters after a fierce fight that shattered the night of a sleepy Mbungoni village in Nyali sub-county.

Confirming the incident, Nyali sub-county police commander, Mr Daniel Masaba said that acting on a tip-off from members of the public about some suspicious characters who lived in a single room without furniture, police raided the premises on Friday night and ordered the five to surrender.