Suspected thug fatally shot, weapon recovered in botched robbery in Ngara area
A suspected thug was shot and killed and a pistol recovered from him in Ngara area, Nairobi.
According to police, on the evening of 21 March 2026, officers from the Nairobi North Sub-Region, conducting a routine foot patrol along the busy Jubilee Flyover on Wangari Maathai Road, received credible information from a vigilant member of the public.
The tip-off indicated that three armed criminals—one brandishing a pistol and the others wielding crude weapons—were actively robbing innocent citizens in the Makaburini area.
Acting with speed and tactical discipline, the officers moved in discreetly, blending into the civilian flow.
Moments later, the three suspects emerged from nearby bushland and launched a sudden, violent assault on one of the officers. The lead attacker drew and levelled a pistol, posing an immediate threat to life.
In lawful self-defence and protection of the public, the officers opened fire. One suspect was fatally shot at the scene. The remaining two, believed to have sustained gunshot wounds, fled into the undergrowth, police said.
A thorough search of the scene resulted in the recovery of a Blow Mini 9 pistol, a magazine containing two rounds of 9mm ammunition, one round chambered and two additional 9mm rounds recovered from the deceased suspect’s right trouser pocket.
The body was transported to City Mortuary pending formal identification and post-mortem examination.
Police said they had intensified operations to address any form of crime in general.
The area has been experiencing attacks from suspects who strike and escape to nearby bushes. Nairobi police boss Issa Mohamud said they had deployed additional personnel to address the menace and elsewhere.
Elsewhere, police in Maara Sub-County, Tharaka-Nithi County, launched investigations into a suspected murder after the body of a 68-year-old man was discovered by the roadside in Kiang’ondu Village.
According to police the incident was reported after the body was found lying along a roadside approximately eight kilometres west of the station.
The deceased was identified as Lazaro Kaburu Mwambia, a casual labourer from Ntuani Village, Iruma Sub-location, by his son, Bornface Mutwiri.
Preliminary findings revealed that the body had multiple injuries, including a deep cut wound on the neck believed to have been inflicted using a sharp object, pointing to a possible violent attack.
The scene was processed by crime scene personnel, and the body was moved to Chuka Level Five Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination.
Police have commenced investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and to identify those responsible.