Breaking News: Police Sweep Kitengela, Arrest over 20 Boda rider who Assaulted Lady Driver.
Breaking News: Police Sweep Kitengela, Arrest over 20 Boda rider who Assaulted Lady Driver: Boda boda riders based in Kitengela were on Friday evening arrested during a police raid for stoning a female driver.
The operation that was led by the Kitengela Officer Commanding Police Station received backup by detectives attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and a team of officers.
The report read,”The above operation was conducted today January 19, 2024, by the OCS Kitengela, DCI Personnel and a team of officers, in response to an incident that occurred within Kitengela township on January 18, 2024, reported vide OB 98/18/01/2024,”
“Twenty persons have been arrested and twenty-six motorbikes detained at the police station.”
Those arrested Will be charged with the offense of malicious damage of property and assault.
This comes after the lady driver apparently hit and killed on spot a boda boda rider, after causing so many accidents on her trail.
A police report detailed that the vehicle had hit a motorcycle heading towards Kitengela from Athiriver carrying one pillion passengers. The passenger sustained an injury on his lower right leg, left forehead and backhead.
The report read,”The driver then sped off towards Namanga general direction through the Arusha Service Lane and hit a pedestrian aged 32 years injuring him on the left leg below the knee and his son aged 4 years who complained of chest pains.”
The driver also knocked down another motorcycle while fleeing on Old Namanga Road. The motorcycle’s pillion passenger was expectant injuring her left leg and leaving bruises on both her hands.
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