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An Administration Police officer has been arrested after taking part in a series of robberies in Hamza and Buruburu areas on Tuesday night.

The officer is attached to the Diplomatic Police Unit in Gigiri.

He was arrested by his collegues from Hamza police station who were on patrol along Jogoo Road.

When the officers approached the suspect, he started shooting at them and they returned fire, injuring him.

 “The officer was disarmed, taken to hospital and put under arrest as investigations continue,” police said.

The police officer fired 12 rounds of ammunition from his official Jericho pistol. The spent cartridges were collected for ballistic investigations.