Thugs who were aboard a tuk tuk on Monday night held a police boss at gunpoint in Mombasa town and robbed him of his firearm.

According to reports, Mombasa Urban Sub County Police Commander, George Bamba Kingi, was heading home in his private car when a Tuk tuk blocked him on the road. 

The thugs are said to have forced officer Kingi to alight from his car, whereby one of the suspects held him at gunpoint and ordered him to surrender his firearm, a Jericho pistol.

The other two suspects stole the pistol, loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition, that was holstered on his waist. The thugs then fled towards Likoni.

“A multi-agency team responded after the police boss raised alarm. The officers combed the area, but nothing has been recovered,” a police report stated.

County Regional Police Commander Manaseh Musyoka condemned the act noting that police officers were working round the clock to ensure the perpetrators are brought to book.

Further, he called upon Mombasa residents to come forth with any information regarding the incident, adding that there was a hefty reward for anyone who would assist the police in recovering the gun and capturing the suspects. 

“The suspects, who were all armed, then ordered him to surrender, and since he feared for his life, he cooperated with them.”

“Anyone with information that can assist us to recover the gun to share the information in confidence and there is a reward for that.”

In the recent past, thugs have been devising nifty tactics in a bid to carry out their hatched scheme and evade justice.

From staging heists in wealthy neighbourhoods to robbing police officers, perpetrators are going to extra lengths in order to follow through with their plans.