A lorry that was stolen in Nairobi was on Thursday, January 28, intercepted by KDF troops serving under AMISOM in Dhobley town, Somalia.
The lorry, which has since been returned to the owner, had been driven across the border into Somalia.
The handover was witnessed by Officer Commanding Dhobley Police Station (OCS) Mohammed Abdi Omar, the Sector II Commander Brigadier Paul Njema, and Colonel Mohammed Abdi of SSF.
The owner of the lorry, Paul Kyullu, a director at a Nairobi based agrochemicals company, lauded the troops as well as expressed his gratitude.
"This is a miracle," Kyullu stated.
The troops in Somalia had in the past few days received a distress call from the Kenyan Police in both Nairobi and the neighbouring Garissa County alerting them of a stolen vehicle that was tracked to a location in Dhobley.
"The KDF troops working jointly with the Somali Security Forces immediately swung into action and blocked all the possible routes of escape within the town," reads the statement in part.
Motor vehicle theft has gone a notch higher in Kenya, with thugs engineering new tactics regularly.
According to the latest report (2018) published by the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI), at least 100 cars are reported as stolen to insurance companies each month.
“71% of vehicles reported stolen in the country are Toyotas followed by Isuzu (7%) and Nissan (5%). The rest constitute 17% cumulatively,” the report reads in part
White remains the favourite colour for thieves (50%), followed by silver (21%). 66% of cars are stolen while parked, especially in public places like entertainment joints and churches, while 13% are hijacked.
Some of the methods thugs use include; use of Jammers, fake plates syndicate, disguised car break down, ladies asking for lifts and car owner identification.
