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A police bodyguard assigned to a Member of Parliament (MP) was attacked and robbed of his gun loaded with 15 bullets in Syokimau, Machakos County on Monday night.
The constable told the police that the MP was not present during the incident in which he lost his Jericho pistol.
The officer said he was attacked by three men who rode a motorbike and were armed with a pistol.
He reported that the trio followed him for a short distance before pulling up in front of him and one of them got off and pointed a gun at him, demanding money and his mobile phone.
“They robbed him of his mobile phone, a Tecno Spark 10C, and Sh15,600 at gunpoint. But they didn’t know that he was armed,” reads part of the police report.
While robbing him, one of the thugs saw his pistol on his waist and snatched it.
The officer said in his report that he was afraid to reach for his firearm because the thugs were pointing a gun at him.
The gang grabbed the pistol and other valuables and sped off towards the Olonyiri area, he told police.
Police launched a search in the area and have since started investigating and searching for the gang, and are also reviewing CCTV footage in the area.