A police vehicle.[Photo/Wikipedia]
Two suspected thugs were on Tuesday night shot dead by police officers in Nairobi.
One was shot dead in Industrial Area and the second one in Tassia area.
Police say that the two had been mugging people and had been attacking and robbing residents when an alarm was raised alerting officers who were on patrol.
The number of those gunned down has now gone up to five on Tuesday alone in separate incidents in the city.
Two had been shot dead near railways area and one in Globe Cinema. Police have noted that they have started operations to get rid of muggers harassing residents.
Another suspect was also gunned down at an apartment off Thika Road and behind TRM in a robbery gone wrong. The gang had raided an apartment and stolen from cars.
Police advice comes after a declaration by Governor Mike Sonko that he had formed an anti-mugging squad to address the crime.
“After receiving several cases of insecurity within some sections of Nairobi CBD my office today formed anti-mugging squad who will work closely with Kenya police to curb the situation,” Sonko said.
The County Government approved the hawkers to operate on some city streets, which, police say is contributing to the rise of crime. Tens of street children are also roaming on the city streets and some of them have been blamed for crime incidents reported so far. Police together with the county askaris have mounted operations to address the menace