{"id":6118,"date":"2024-10-30T05:39:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T02:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=6118"},"modified":"2024-10-30T05:39:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T02:39:25","slug":"300bodaboda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/300bodaboda\/","title":{"rendered":"Gang of 300 bodaboda riders raid hospital and abduct patient in Kirinyaga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Operations at the Kimbimbi Sub-county Hospital in Mwea were thrown into disarray after 300 boda boda riders stormed the facility, abducting a patient who was getting treated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">The lot then dragged the patient from the hospital and frog marched him 30 kilometres away from the facility before they lynched him.<\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"ad-parallax\">\n<div class=\"parallax\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">According to Nyangati Senior Chief Immaculate Wanjiru the deceased was saved by police officers Thursday evening on the Mwea-Embu highway from a civilian who wanted to kill him for reportedly stealing a motorbike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">He was rushed to the hospital after the attack with serious injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">The deceased reportdly confessed to having stolen five motorbikes in the past few weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">He said the bikes were stashed at a hideout in Murinduko.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">The over the 300 riders who were eager to find the bikes went to Murinduko village to recover the bikes but were shocked to realise they had been duped.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1582637445634-0\" class=\"side-ad amp-wp-7002f9c\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">They would then make a beeline for the hospital on Friday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Police officers who spoke to this reporter said they were not prepared at the time to respond appropriately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">The body of the deceased which was burnt beyond recognition was picked by police officers from the Kianyaga police station and moved to the Kerugoya Hospital Mortuary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6IbUyGypF0o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operations at the Kimbimbi Sub-county Hospital in Mwea were thrown into disarray after 300 boda boda riders stormed the facility, abducting a patient who was getting treated. The lot then dragged the patient from the hospital and frog marched him 30 kilometres away from the facility before they lynched him. 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