Immigration Officer Shot Dead in Turkana While on Morning Run

On Sunday morning, unidentified gunmen shot and killed a senior immigration officer at Lokichoggio border town in Turkana West.

Area Assistant County Commissioner Kennedy Omollo confirmed the incident saying the killers murdered Philip Sitienei, 43, while he was on his morning run on the Lokichoggio –Nadapal highway.

“The deceased was murdered after assailants ambushed and shot him several times. We have launched an investigation into the incident,” Omollo said.

Omollo believes the killing was well-planned by highly trained killers who were aware of Sitienei’s whereabouts.

“Why would the assailant shoot him and collect the spent cartridges at the scene?” he asked.

Despite this, detectives still managed to recover an empty cartridge at the scene.

According to him, there were two attackers at the scene, based on the footprints found at the scene about 2 kilometers from Lokichoggio town.

A motorist spotted the body lying on the road about one kilometer from a military camp. The administrator said police officers rushed to the scene and found the body in a pool of blood.

Police say the deceased had sustained a gunshot wound on the head, shoulder, and leg. The body was taken to Lodwar County Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting an autopsy.

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