Police reveal reason behind altercation with KDF officers at Likoni channel, say one person was injured

Police reveal reason behind altercation with KDF officers at Likoni channel, say one person was injured

Screengrabs of the officers engaging in a brawl

Police have now revealed that one person was injured during an ugly confrontation between Kenya Navy soldiers and police officers manning the Likoni Ferry channel on Saturday.

In a report made at the Likoni Ferry Police Station, police say during the altercation, a private security officer by the name Wilson Obege was injured. 

The report reveals that the scuffle ensued when the said KDF soldiers arrived at the Likoni channel and blocked it with their tactical military land cruiser. 

Obege, the private security guard manning the lock tried to ask the KDF soldiers to open up the way, something that triggering the altercation that ensued. 

It is at this point that Obege sought the help of the police officers manning the lock, whereupon approaching the KDF soldiers to reason with them, they harassed them further.

A police officer was assaulted alongside the security guard as seen in viral videos circulated online. 

The incident triggered massive reaction among Kenyans, prompting KDF to issue a statement saying it would take action against the soldiers involved.

“To establish the circumstances leading to the incident, Military Police and requisite investigation agencies are currently handling the matter," read a statement issued on Saturday evening.

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