This archive report was first published on 27 October 2019.
On Saturday night, a police officer attached to the Anti-Mugging Squad was attacked by suspected thugs in Nairobi's Globe Cinema area.
The officer was on foot patrol around 9pm when the thugs, riding two motorcycles, attacked him and stole his Jericho pistol, which had 15 rounds of ammunition.
Confirming the incident, Nairobi police boss Philip Ndolo told Nairobi News that a manhunt has been launched for the thugs.
The officer sustained head and leg injuries and is currently being treated at Nairobi Hospital.
This is not the first time a police officer has lost their firearm in a similar incident in Nairobi.
Just a week ago, another officer lost her gun while on duty along Muindu Mbingu Street in the city center.
Her firearm was later recovered after being deposited among valuables at Naivas Supermarket along Kenyatta Avenue by an unidentified man.
Another incident occurred in June, when an officer attached to Riruta Police Station was drugged and robbed of his gun in Parklands, Nairobi.
