Mombasa police Commander refutes claims of giving shoot to kill order
Mombasa police Commander refutes claims of giving shoot to kill order
Coast Region Police Commander Ali Nuno has dismissed reports claiming that he issued a ‘shoot to kill’ order to police officers, terming the allegations false and misleading.
The police boss who spoke on Friday, February 13, at a mosque in Mombasa, said there is nowhere he has ever issued such an order, labelling it as mere social media propaganda.
“There is nowhere I have issued a shoot-to-kill order; those are claims by the media and activists. I respect the law, I respect human life and dignity,” Nuno clarified.
According to the police commander, he advised officers to apply only necessary and proportionate force in line with the provisions of Kenyan law.
He explained that police officers are allowed to use firearms only in situations where there is a clear and imminent threat to life, particularly when an individual uses a dangerous or offensive weapon likely to cause death.
He added that he advised officers to protect their own lives and those of Kenyans, stressing that any use of force must be justified and lawful
“What I said we will use necessary and reasonable force. And I said that when this person strikes any member of our society with a dangerous or offensive weapon, which is likely to cause death, I will not hesitate to use my firearm,” he added.
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The Coast police boss further stated that the level of force used by an officer must always be guided by the principles of necessity, legality and proportionality.
Ali Nuno’s clarification comes a week after a brief video went viral on social media depicting the police boss warning machete-wielding criminal gangs in Mombasa.
In the video allegedly recorded on February 7, Nuno could be heard directing the area police officers to gun down any criminal found attacking the area residents.
The order specifically targets the gangs commonly referred to as ‘Panga Boys’ and other juvenile gangs responsible for a surge in violent robberies and attacks across Mombasa, Kilifi, and Kwale counties.
However, the order sparked mixed reactions among Kenyans, with human rights organisations terming the move unconstitutional, citing violations of the right to life and fair trial.
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