Police officers have shot dead three people suspected of being serial phone snatchers in Nairobi's Lusaka Road.

The trio was ambushed by security authorities while stealing phones and other important stuff from folks arriving for work at the Industrial area.

Judy Kola, the head of Makadara sub-county police, stated that the suspects riding a motorbike had been a source of worry in the region, prompting them to set up an ambush.

PHOTO | COURTESY police line

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During the operation, a Ceska gun and numerous rounds of ammo were retrieved.

According to the police chief, the suspects robbed an Indian national on Monday of Ksh.12,000 and a gold necklace before fleeing into the Mukuru slums.

Police have already processed the site and taken the remains to the