Police in Vihiga have launched an investigation after an officer allegedly shot and killed a colleague while they were both on duty at the government fertiliser depot in Esirabe, Luanda.
The suspect is currently at large as security agencies intensify their pursuit.
Luanda Sub-County Police Commander Richard Siele confirmed that the deceased officer, Nicholas Samoei, had died from a gunshot wound to the head.
The suspect, identified as Kevin Omondi, had initially claimed that Samoei shot himself, before switching off his phone and disappearing.
“Wananchi walituambia kwamba mwendo wa saa mbili, saa tatu usiku, hawajui nini ilikuwa imetokea wapi. Mwendo wa saa kumi leo usiku walisikia milio tofauti tofauti ya risasi, na walipojaribu kuangalia, yule officer ambaye alikuwa ameaga alikuwa amepigwa risasi ya kichwa. Alipigwa hapa kwa uso na ikatokea upande wa nyuma ya kichwa, na alikuwa amelala,” explained Commander Siele.
“Tulipata bunduki zote mbili: ya yule mwenye alikuwa amepiga simu na ya marehemu. Uchunguzi ulipokuwa ukiendelea ilibainika kwamba huyo afisa si kwamba alijiua bali aliuliwa, na tunashuku yule ambaye alikuwa na yule alipiga simu, ambaye ni mwenzake.”
“Tuko na huzuni kwa kitendo ambacho kimetokea mahali hapa, kwa sababu tunajua askari ni walinzi wetu. Haijakuwa jambo la busara askari kuua mwenzake. Tuko na huzuni sana. Serikali ya Kenya iangalie jambo hili na mrekebishe maneno kama haya,” added a resident, Thomas Okwako.
The body has since been moved to the Vihiga County Referral Hospital mortuary, as police appeal to the public for information to help track down the fugitive officer.
