Four alleged cattle rustlers were shot and killed by police in Laikipia County
According to police, a shootout that occurred on Saturday, February 5, in the evening at the Posta region in Relit village’s Kirima sub-county resulted in the quartet dying there and there.
The incident was filed as a fatal shooting incident report to the Olmoran police station.
“They were stopped at Posta region Relit hamlet by the multi-agency reactive security teams who were hunting for the livestock rustlers who had taken cattle from Mugie property.
Yhe four, were booked as Samburu descents.
The fatal shooting comes at the back of a sting operation to flush out bandits from the troubled areas.