This archive report was first published on 10 May 2021.
On Sunday morning, a tragic incident occurred at the Lokichoggio border town in Turkana West, where a senior immigration officer was shot dead by unknown gunmen.
According to Assistant County Commissioner Kennedy Omollo, the officer, Philip Sitienei, 43, was murdered while on his morning run on the Lokichoggio –Nadapal highway.
Omollo confirmed that the killers ambushed Sitienei and shot him several times, leaving him dead at the scene.
He further stated that the killing was likely carried out by highly trained killers who had prior knowledge of Sitienei’s movement, citing the precision of the attack and the fact that the assailants collected the spent cartridges at the scene.
However, detectives were able to recover an empty cartridge at the scene, which may aid in the investigation.
Omollo noted that there were two attackers at the scene, as indicated by footprints found about 2km from Lokichoggio town.
The incident occurred at around 7:30 am, and a motorist spotted the body lying on the road about a kilometre from a military camp.
Police officers rushed to the scene and found the body in a pool of blood, with Sitienei sustaining gunshot wounds to the head, shoulder, and leg.
The body was taken to Lodwar County Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting an autopsy, and security has been intensified as police look for the killers.
Published on May 10, 2021, by Standardmedia.co.ke
