Kisauni police chief Christopher Rotich during a past media briefing. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
A bodaboda operator was on Monday killed by armed criminals at Bashiri in Mombasa County.Kisauni police chief Christopher Rotich who confirmed the incident said the deceased was killed by two gangsters.“The two thugs had demanded he surrender the motorbike but he refused, prompting the gangsters to shoot him,” said Rotich.The police chief said the bodaboda operator was transporting the two gangsters who had posed as passengers.Rotich said the thugs are suspected to be behind a series of robberies targeting business owners in the area, adding that a manhunt has been launched for the suspects.“They killed him after he refused to surrender the motorbike. The rider had bought his bike just recently and became hesitant when he was asked to surrender it,” said Rotich.“They might be the ones who were terrorising M-Pesa agents in our area while armed with pistols. We have not nabbed the two but we are going to pursue them,” he added.According to the Nation, the victim’s colleagues who spoke on condition of anonymity said the deceased screamed before he was shot dead by the criminals, who sped off with the motorcycle.“When he was asked to surrender the bodaboda he tried to fight with them and screamed. We responded to see what was going on and that is when they shot him and shot in the air to scare us away,” said one rider.