The Kenya Police and Prisons Service have launched a manhunt for an armed Meru prison warden alleged to be on a mission to kill his wife.
Reports indicate that Kangeta GK Prisons warden Edwin Omuse was allegedly seen at the local centre with his G3 riffle concealed in a sack, after he was reportedly heard saying he is going to Thika to kill his wife for reportedly defrauding him money.
According to a police report, prior to being spotted at the local centre, Omuse had been issued a G3 rifle loaded with several rounds of ammunition since he was among the officers on duty.
“The said officer was today at around 1300hrs issued with G3 rifle loaded with twenty rounds of live ammunition. He was heard saying that he was heading to Thika to kill his wife who defrauded him cash amounting to Ksh900,000 which he had acquired from a bank loan,” the police said as quoted by K24.
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A G3 riffle. [Photo: Courtesy]
The incident comes just a day after an officer attached to Njoro Police Station stormed a local hospital and killed his girlfriend before committing suicide.
According to a police report, Mary Nyambura aged 29yrs visited the hospital with a fracture on her right leg complaining that she had been assaulted by her boyfriend.
While she was receiving treatment, her boyfriend (Benard Sivo) stormed the hospital and shot her several times.
"While at the scene the deceased body was found having been shot severally on the right arm, right wrist, and on her right back," a police report read in part.
According to the police, after committing the heinous act, the officer went back to the station and shot aimlessly endangering the lives of other officers.
"The officers were mobilized to disarm him but unfortunately he shot himself on the chin and the bullet exited on the upper forehead and he died instantly," a police report on the incident read in part.
The bodies were moved to Egerton University Morgue awaiting postmortem.
