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Gunmen Kill Police Officer, Free Eight Prisoners in Deadly Samburu Ambush - Nairobi Wire

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A police officer was shot dead, and eight remandees escaped after gunmen ambushed officers escorting prisoners in Samburu County on Monday, February 10. Constable Humphrey Oroba and two other officers from Baragoi Police Station were transporting the suspects from Maralal GK Prisons to the station for scheduled court sessions when the attack occurred along the Maralal-Baragoi-South Horr road in the Charda area. According to police reports, armed…
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Gunmen Kill Police Officer, Free Eight Prisoners in Deadly Samburu Ambush - Nairobi Wire

A police officer was shot dead, and eight remandees escaped after gunmen ambushed officers escorting prisoners in Samburu County on Monday, February 10. Constable Humphrey Oroba and two other officers from Baragoi Police Station were transporting the suspects from Maralal GK Prisons to the station for scheduled court sessions when the attack occurred along the Maralal-Baragoi-South Horr road in the Charda area. According to police reports, armed…

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Bandits kill police officer, free eight remandees in highway attack

Security officers in Samburu County are pursuing bandits who shot dead a police officer before aiding the escape of eight remandees en route to Baragoi. The Tuesday morning incident occurred in the Charda area along the volatile Maralal-Baragoi road as police ferried the remandees to a mobile court. Samburu County Police Commander Thomas Ototo confirmed […]

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Police Officer killed, 8 Suspects Escape from Custody After Ambush

A police officer has been killed in a suspected banditry attack at Charda along Maralal-Baragoi-South Horr road. According to preliminary reports eight remandees have escaped following the attack. Samburu County Police Commander Thomas Ototo confirmed the incident on Tuesday, February 11. It is reported that the gang seized Constable Humphrey Oroba’s gun the officer who was killed, which contained 30 bullets, during their escape. The officer wh…

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Kenya Times Trending, Breaking News and Videos broke the news in on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
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