Siaya: Police Officer Ambushed, Hacked to Death By Suspected Robbers While Going to Station
- Police in Rarieda launched a manhunt after an officer was found brutally murdered near his station in a chilling incident
- The officer, reportedly heading to work, was ambushed and hacked in the head by unknown assailants along a roadside
- Detectives said investigations were ongoing, but the motive remained unclear and no arrests had been made
- News of the killing unsettled residents, who questioned how such a brazen attack could happen so close to a police station
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Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Siaya - Police in Rarieda Sub-county have launched a manhunt for unknown assailants following the grisly murder of an officer attached to Aram Police Station.
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In the Wednesday, July 16 incident, the officer, whose identity has been withheld to allow the family time to receive the news, was reportedly heading to the station to report for duty when he was ambushed by suspected robbers.
According to preliminary reports, the attackers viciously hacked him on the head, leaving him to bleed to death at the scene.
The chilling discovery was made by a good Samaritan who stumbled upon the officer’s body lying in a pool of blood along the roadside.
Authorities were immediately alerted, and officers from the Aram Police Station arrived at the scene shortly after to secure the area and begin investigations.
"A response team from this command, led by the Sub-County Police Commander, Rarieda, and accompanied by officers from DCI Rarieda, proceeded to the scene. The body was found lying by the roadside with visible deep cut wounds on the head. Adjacent to the body was a motorcycle bearing registration number KMES 735T (TVS make).
Preliminary inquiries established that the deceased had earlier escorted the reportee in the company of one Jackson Ochieng and was returning to Aram Shopping Centre. Their motorcycle reportedly ran out of fuel, prompting a call to the reportee for assistance. Upon arrival in his private vehicle, the reportee found the body of the officer and immediately made a report to the station," read the police report seen by TUKO.co.ke.
Confirming the incident, Siaya County Police Commander Sera Koki said investigations into the brutal killing were underway.
Koki stated that detectives were working around the clock to establish the motive behind the attack and identify the perpetrators.
"I can confirm that we lost one of our officers last night and investigations are in an advanced stage," she said.
Why was Siaya police officer attacked?
Although the officer was on duty at the time of the incident, it remains unclear whether he was armed when the attackers struck.
Police have also not confirmed if any items were stolen during the incident, raising questions about whether the motive was robbery or something more targeted.
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The officer’s body was later moved to Lwak Mission Hospital mortuary, where a postmortem examination is expected to be conducted to aid in the ongoing investigation.
His gruesome and daring killing has sparked concern among local residents, many of whom now fear for their safety.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
