A criminal who attacked a man at gunpoint is nursing gunshot wounds after the victim snatched his home-made firearm and shot at him.
Three thugs on a motorbike had accosted one Simon Sanga, before one of them seized his mobile phones, money and other valuables in Njiru, Nairobi County.
Mr Sanga, a Tanzanian national, had travelled from the neighbouring country to see his fiancé in Mihang’o and after spending some time together, the two lovers decided to go out at around 2am, and party.
They drove to a nearby pub, but found its doors were shut. The man left his fiancé in the car and went to knock on the pub’s door to confirm if the attendants had left.
While knocking, a motorbike carrying two passengers suddenly screeched to a halt and one gun toting young man leapt from the bike directing the firearm’s muzzle at Sanga, ready to pull the trigger.
Sanga, hurriedly emptied his pockets and gave the thug his mobile phones, ATM cards, car keys and Sh27,000 in cash.
The other two thugs waited animatedly on the bike as the rider revved its engine impatiently, ready to speed off immediately their accomplice brought back the loot.
But as fate would have it, their long wait was rewarded with the sound of gunfire, as Sanga snatched the firearm from the thug who held it precariously, since he was struggling to carry the four phones he had acquired, ATM cards and the money.
Sanga, who had never come across a firearm managed to squeeze one spirited shot at the thugs, as their bike hurriedly left.
The criminal jumped on the bike that had moved closer to save his life.
The firearm, one spent cartridge of 9mm caliber and a jersey that Sanga had undressed the suspect as he took flight were recovered from the scene.
An operation to arrest the suspect is currently underway, with Directorate of Criminal Investigations sleuths employing forensic investigation techniques, to unravel the identity of the assailants.
