Police Constable in custody over murder of civilian colleague

Police are holding Edgar Mokamba a police constable at Gigiri’s Nyari Police Patrol Base following the death of his civilian companion last evening.

According to the DCI the officer armed with an AK47 rifle, had been deployed as a station guard moments before he was joined by his regular friend who frequents the patrol base located in Nairobi’s Westlands area.

“A blast of shots was heard hours later where the officer in-charge base rushed to the scene only to find the lifeless body of the victim at the driver’s seat of his Toyota Probox,” The DCI said.