POLICE COMMANDER DISARMED AND LOCKED UP,TO FACE MURDER CHARGES AFTER INDISCRIMINATE SHOOTING
An OCS has been fired over a shooting incident in Kitui County.
A police station commander in Kitui County was Tuesday disarmed
and locked up by his colleagues after he started shooting
indiscriminately while drunk.
Chief Inspector Simon
Mugira, who is the Nguutani police station OCS, has also been relieved
of his duties after the morning shooting drama that shocked local
residents.
Migwani OCPD Julius Muu confirmed the
incident, saying the OCS had only served as the station commander for
two weeks and it was not clear why he attempted to attack innocent
people with his official firearm.
CHARGES
Mr Muu said the officer would be arraigned in court this week to face charges of attempted murder.
Mr Muu said the officer would be arraigned in court this week to face charges of attempted murder.
“As
for now he is not on duty and we are keenly watching him as we
investigate the matter further. We have also confiscated his Ceska
pistol,” the OCPD said.
According to a report filed at
Nguutani police station by a Peter Sila who witnessed the incident, the
OCS had spent the better part of Sunday night drinking at Kata Kiu bar
at the shopping centre while armed.
“At around 6.45am, he is said to have walked outside the bar where he found a young boy fetching water from a nearby tap.
"The
officer chased the boy then shot at him as he fled. Luckily, the boy
escaped unhurt as the bullet missed him,” the report seen by the Nation reads.
ARREST
"Hearing the sound of the gun shots, my wife went out to check what was happening but she immediately rushed back screaming, saying a man holding a gun had threatened to shoot at her,” Mr Sila, who stays adjacent to the bar, says.
"Hearing the sound of the gun shots, my wife went out to check what was happening but she immediately rushed back screaming, saying a man holding a gun had threatened to shoot at her,” Mr Sila, who stays adjacent to the bar, says.
He adds: “I went out and
found it was the OCS. I tried to calm him down but he could not listen
and continued flashing the pistol to shoot.”
He called Migwani OCPD who with other officers visited the scene but found the officer had locked himself in his rented house.
They later broke into the house and arrested him.
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