Kangeta Prison officer Edwin Omuse escapes with gun fully loaded ready to shoot his wife over Sh900K

 

Police officers in Igembe Central are pursuing a Kangeta Prison warder who is said to have fled with a gun, reportedly intending to kill his wife.

Detectives state that the officer, Edwin Omuse, was found with a G3 rifle covered in a sack at the Kangeta shopping centre around 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Senior sergeant Benjamin Ndunda reported the incident.

Just hours earlier, the officer had been issued a G3 rifle loaded with 20 rounds of ammunition.

Police officers knowing the ordeal said he was heard saying he was headed to Thika to kill his wife, who purportedly scammed him of Ksh.900,000.

He had reportedly received the money as a loan from a local bank.

Police officers accompanied by prison warders have been deployed to hunt down the officer.