Senior IEBC official killed, son severely injured after robbery attack in Mombasa

A senior Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) official has been killed during a robbery attack at her home in Mombasa and her son left severely injured.

According to a police report, two suspected robbers broke into Aisha Akinyi Abubakar’s in the wee hours of Sunday morning and used a knife to attack her and 18-year-old Khasim Hassan.

The suspects, one wearing a mask, are then said to have cut Aisha on the head above her right eye and also used a knife to inflict wounds on Khasim’s head.

They then stole Asiha’s mobile phone a Samsung a15, a 65-inch Samsung TV, a sound system, an iPad, and a Samsung a21 before fleeing.

Police say that Khasim managed to drive her mother to Premier Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

“The son was treated and is yet to be discharged. He is in a stable condition,” said the police.

Officers have launched a probe into the incident while a manhunt to apprehend the suspect is on.