Lesson to all Bodaboda riders after 6 gangsters killed in Dandora kidnapping incidence

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Early Sunday morning October 28 ,2018 six suspected gangsters were shot and killed in Dandora, Nairobi County,in connection to an attack on a boda boda rider whose passenger , a 23 Year Old Girl was raped several times.

A police report from Dandora Police Station states that the rider and passenger were ambushed on their way from Riverside to Lucky Summer at about 2.30am.

Police said the two were attacked by a gang of men armed with pistols.

“They robbed them at gunpoint, of properties that included the motorcycle registration KMEL 650 F, mobile phones, a handbag and cash,” the report stated.

“After the robbery, they blindfolded the rider and gang-raped the woman before escaping.”

Following a report of the incident at the station, police traced the motorcycle to Gitwamba in Dandora using a gadget that had been fitted on it. They encountered the suspected gangsters and a shootout ensued.

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“The motorcycle and fallen gangsters have been positively identified by one of the victims,” the report stated.

It said that police found three home-made pistols with rounds of ammunition and all the items that were stolen from the boda boda rider and the passenger.

The woman was taken to MSF Hospital.

Thefts of the popular motorcycle taxis, commonly referred to as boda boda is among the notorious crimes in Kenya.

Kenyan Police have investigated numerous cases of aggravated robbery of motorcycles.

Were it not for the tracker in the motorcycle that led the police to the criminals, the merciless gangsters would not have been caught.

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Every bike has a key assigned to the starter. The moment another person tries to unlock the bike, the system will notify you.

The system also comes in handy if you want to track the movements of your bike. This tool,  is popular with owners who give other people to ride their bikes.

You may tell your driver that your bike should only operate within Nairobi. The moment he goes beyond the boundaries of Nairobi according to Google Maps, you are immediately notified.

The Position of the GPS tracker on the bike is so random to make it difficult for a thief to disable the device.

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The bodaboda association estimates that there are at least 600,000 commercial motorcycles in Kenya and operations round the clock  with some taking shifts in the night .

Although it has been aid to be a lucrative business , there has been numerous ban in many counties in the country for the riders who have been associated with criminal gangs.

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