Eight thugs shot dead in Nairobi slum

Eight thugs shot dead in Nairobi slum

Eight thugs were on Tuesday night shot dead by police at Mukuru kwa Reuben in Nairobi following a tip off from members of the public.

Industrial Area OCPD Nehemiah Lang’at told Citizen Digital that the gang was suspected to be behind recent muggings along a notorious bridge on Falcon Road.

“Police shot three suspects dead, other gang members escaped to Mukuru slums where they regrouped and engaged police in a shoot-out. Three others were shot dead during the shootout while the other two were discovered dead along Ngong River in Mukuru kwa Reuben slums,” he said.

Police recovered five pistols, two knives, and eight bullets during the operation.

This comes barely a week after three suspected gangsters were gunned down in Nairobi’s Westlands area after a failed robbery at a bank.

According to the police, two other gangsters escaped while one pistol was recovered.

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