A police officer attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Molo, Nakuru County, was disarmed and arrested after he was allegedly involved in a shooting incident involving a boda boda rider on Wednesday night.
The rider identified as Edwin Keitany was shot and injured and is expected to undergo a head surgery on Saturday morning to remove the bullet fragments, officials said.
The victim recorded a statement with the Independent Policing and Oversight Authority (IPOA) from his hospital bed.
Medics at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital in Nakuru are attending to the 25-year-old victim.
The victim who was admitted to the facility on Thursday and claims he was shot and injured by a police officer following an altercation between the DCI officer and a pillion passenger.
He said a passenger asked him to take her to her home in Ole polos.
“When we reached I found a man waiting and he asked me where I was coming with his wife. A confrontation broke out and I felt a pain and bleeding,” he added.
Police reports indicate that the suspect who is a sergeant in rank is in police custody, and his pistol, containing 14 9 mm rounds, has since been seized.
The resident medical officer on duty said the victim had severe soft tissue injuries, and a CT scan showed multiple bullet fragments on the right frontal region.
The incident is the latest involving police and in confrontations.
On March 23, a police officer attached to the State House Spokesman Hussein Mohamed shot and killed a man in a confrontation over a pool game in Kawangware, Nairobi.
A police officer attached to Parliament had earlier in the month shot and killed a colleague in an argument over their ranks.
He also injured a second officer at the Gigiri police canteen.
A police officer attached to Safaricom’s CEO office shot and killed a colleague seconded to CBK in a confrontation in Ruaraka area in February this year.
He was later arrested. Police say they are investigating the incidents.