Police Shoot Dead Four Suspected Robbers in Nairobi

Police in Nairobi on Wednesday gunned down four suspected gangsters following a botched robbery incident.

The four were allegedly attempting to steal cash and other valuables from a wines and spirits shop in Nairobi's Zimmerman estate when officers acting on a tip-off ambushed them.

The suspects were killed after engaging the officers in a shootout. Confirming the incident, Nairobi police boss Joseph Ole Tito described the four as "very young people".

“We urge the youth to avoid crime. It does not pay at all to engage in crime,” said Tito.

One Ceska pistol, 10 rounds of ammunition, five spent cartridges, one homemade pistol, motorcycle, one vehicle, two mobile phones and Sh2.2 million in fake notes were recovered during the operation.