Motorbike theft suspect saved from irate mob in Nairobi CBD – The Star, Kenya

• According to the police report, the owner of the bike was Morris Simiyu, who had dropped off a client at around 8 pm on Monday night.
• The enraged riders went as far as attempting to snatch the suspect from police custody.
A man is fighting for his life at a city hospital after he was cornered by an angry mob of boda boda riders after he allegedly stole a motorbike belonging to one of them.
The suspect is believed to have jumped on a parked motorbike at the Manyatta area speeding off with it.
According to the police report, the owner of the bike was Morris Simiyu, who had dropped off a client at around 8 pm on Monday night.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Director of Criminal Investigation George Kinoti said the bike owner broke into desperate wails attracting fellow boda boda riders who upon getting wind of what had happened, gave chase in a bid to recover the bike.
“The riders about 30 in number with their bikes’ headlights at full beam went after the thug in a 14-kilometre wild race,” Kinoti said.
“About 300 metres to Kamulu Police post, the thug who could no longer keep up with the pace of the fast-approaching opponents screeched to a halt and jumped from the bike, opting to run towards the police station.”
“But before he could get there, the irate riders caught up with him and gave him a dog’s beating, leaving him to contend with a swollen face and fractured limbs for his crime.”
Kinoti said it took the intervention of police officers from the post to save the life of the suspect, from the wrath of the angry mob.
The enraged riders went as far as attempting to snatch the suspect from police custody.
“But the officers whisked him to the safety of a police vehicle and immediately rushed him to a city hospital where he is fighting for his life,” Kinoti said.
This incident follows the arrest of two suspects in Moyale three weeks ago, believed to be behind the spate of motorbike disappearances in the country.
The suspects who were in possession of over 350 logbooks and motorcycle number plates, were arrested by detectives following an operation that also led to the recovery of motorbikes stolen from western Kenya and other parts of the country.
The stolen bikes are sold for a song to bandits in the remote parts of the country.
Edited by D Tarus
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