Nyandarua — What began as a routine arrest ended in flames and bloodshed on the night of Thursday, June 26, after an enraged mob stormed the Ndunyu Njeru Police Station.
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Locals, frustrated by a wave of livestock theft in the area, launched a violent assault on the station shortly after three suspects believed to be notorious cattle rustlers were arrested and detained there.
According to eyewitnesses, trouble started when news spread that the alleged cattle thieves had been caught and were being held at the station.
A crowd of irate residents gathered demanding immediate justice. They wanted to lynch the suspects, whom they blamed for repeated thefts that had disrupted livelihoods and sparked fear in the community.
As tensions escalated, police officers tried to hold back the crowd, but the situation quickly turned chaotic.
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In the confrontation that followed, a boda boda rider was reportedly shot and seriously injured. He was rushed to the North Kinangop Catholic Hospital in critical condition.
The shooting only fuelled the crowd’s anger, and in the ensuing melee, the officers were overwhelmed.
The mob set parts of the police station ablaze, destroying several structures and other properties in the compound.
Videos obtained by TUKO.co.ke captured dramatic scenes of the police station consumed by flames, as villagers stood at a distance, cheering and singing in celebration.
By Friday morning, the fate of the three arrested suspects remained unclear. It was not immediately known whether they were rescued by police, escaped in the chaos or were harmed by the mob.
The incident occurred just hours after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen directed police to shoot to kill anyone attempting to storm police stations.
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Source: TUKO.co.ke
