Armed gangsters on Tuesday morning attacked a Central Business District (CBD)-bound matatu in Nairobi.
Passengers in the commuter vehicle belonging to Umoinner Sacco were robbed of their belongings.
An Uber driver was also shot in the leg as the daring gangsters fled the scene.
The incident took place at 7 am around Peacock Stage where the assailants boarded the matatu.
Motorcycle riders believed to be their accomplices had positioned themselves close by.
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The assailants are said to have brandished their guns as they ordered passengers to co-operate with them.
Once they had amassed valuables including phones and cash, they staged a dramatic escape.
According to Buru buru DCI Jeremiah Ikiao, the gangsters shot in the air as they fled the scene.
The driver who sustained a gunshot wound was rushed to a nearby facility.
“An Uber driver was shot on the thigh by the thugs who shot in the air as they escaped. He was taken to a nearby hospital and he is out of danger,” Ikiao told Nairobi News.
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