A police officer was among three heavily armed robbers gunned down by police acting on a tip-off, in Nakuru Town on Thursday.
The gang is alleged to have been posing as police officers and terrorizing motorists on the Nairobi-Nakuru-Eldoret highway, on Thursday they are alleged to have been targeting a businessman who had withdrawn cash from a bank near Hotel Waterbuck.
A AK-47 rifle, a Ceska pistol, over 20 bullets were recovered from the three while a grey Toyota Axion (KCB 345M), a white Toyota NZE (KBN 667B) and a green Toyota Corolla (KWY 626) were recovered from their compound and were towed to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) offices.
Nakuru police boss Hassan Barua said they received leads from members of the public, who identified the three.
“We also found a police identification card matching the slain robber but we can’t reveal the name as investigations are ongoing,” said Barua speaking at the central police station on Friday while he was displaying the recovered items.
Barua also noted that one of the guns was stolen from an officer.
“We are working with the Kenya police service headquarters to ascertain whether the officer was still in the force or had been terminated,” added Barua.
Barua anyone whose vehicle was stolen to report to DCI offices in Nakuru