Officers were shot 22 times, activists say
Rehema Badi (right), the daughter of murdered administration police officer Inspector Badi is consoled by a friend Jael Atieno outside the Coast General Hospital morgue after viewing the body of her slain father murdered by police officers on Saturday morning. The two officers were buried on Monday.
Twenty-two bullets were found in the bodies of the two police officers who were shot dead by their colleagues in Mombasa, the Nation has learnt.
Reports by human rights activists indicated that Mr Badi Mwajirani’s body had 13 bullets while that of Mr Juma Mwagatu had nine.
Muslims for Human Rights activists and some Provincial Administration officials made the claims after attending post-mortems for the two Administrative Police officers killed last week by their colleagues in the regular force.
And yesterday, Transport minister Chirau Mwakwere, who attended Mr Mwajirani’s funeral in Denyenye, said he would lead the officer’s family and friends in demanding justice.
Mr Mwakwere, who is the area MP, said the family would dispute findings of the ongoing investigation into the shooting if any questions are left unanswered.
“Together with my colleague Sheikh Mohammed Dor, we shall ensure that the commission works well to provide all the required answers as to why the two were executed,” said Mr Mwakwere, who is Mr Mwajirani’s cousin.
The officers were shot dead after what the police described as an attempt to resist arrest, a version that was disputed by some witnesses.
According to the police, the officers, who were four, had planned to rob Toyota Kenya.
But human rights activists claim the killings were sparked by a sour relationship between the APs and senior police officers over investigations into drug trafficking.
