Missing police officer found dead between shipping containers in Kilifi
A police officer has been found dead in Kilifi County, Kenya, with investigators suspecting murder due to the condition of the body. Separately, an 18-year-old man was found dead in an irrigation canal in Kisumu County in a suspected drowning.
Why it matters
These incidents highlight ongoing public safety and crime investigation challenges in regional Kenya.
Crime scene A police officer who had been reported missing was found dead in Bonje Shopping Centre in Kilifi County, police confirmed.
The deceased was identified as Police Constable Jillo Maalim Lucas, who was attached to Mikindani Police Station in Mombasa County.
According to police, officers at Mazeras Police Station reported on Monday that the body of an unidentified man had been recovered from Bonje and taken to the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary.
His colleagues proceeded to the mortuary, where the body was positively identified as that of PC Jillo by his colleagues and his brother.
Investigators later visited the scene at Bonje Shopping Centre.
Preliminary investigations established that the officer’s body was found wedged between two isolated shipping containers on the outskirts of the shopping centre.
Police have not disclosed the circumstances leading to the officer’s death or whether foul play is suspected.
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