MIGORI: Murder Suspect Kills Cop While Being Apprehended
A police officer was stabbed to death while attempting to arrest a murder suspect in Awendo Subcounty, Migori County, before being apprehended and beaten to death by an enraged mob.
The incident occurred in the Kadera Kwoyo area after two policemen from the Kadera Kwoyo Police Post responded to a tip concerning the presence of a man wanted for a murder committed in May 2025.
Police named the deceased officer as Constable Josphat Ogaro Nyagesoa.
On May 4, 2025, he and his colleague went to capture a suspect who had been on the run since allegedly murdering Brighton Odhiambo in Ponge Village, Kadera Kwoyo Location.
Murder Suspect Kills Cop
A police officer attached to Awendo sub-county was stabbed to death while trying to arrest a murder suspect
An angry mob in Awendo lynched the suspect following the fatal stabbing.#NTVWeekendEdition @MichelleNgele_ pic.twitter.com/9W6qCdBm3K— NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) June 26, 2026
Awendo police officer stabbed to death while attempting to arrest murder suspect in Migori County pic.twitter.com/a7HezHki5Q— The Standard Digital (@StandardKenya) June 27, 2026
According to the police, as the officers approached the suspect, he allegedly drew a knife and stabbed Constable Nyagesoa in the lower abdomen in the Friday incident.
The officer succumbed to the injuries at the scene. The other officer, assisted by the public, pursued and managed to apprehend the suspect.
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However, the suspect was wrestled from police custody by an irate crowd, which subjected him to mob justice.
The suspect sustained severe injuries and was rushed to Migori County Referral Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
His body was preserved at the hospital mortuary. The body of the slain officer was moved to Rosewood Mortuary in Rongo.
Senior police officers visited and processed the scene. Police said the next of kin of the deceased officer had been informed, while investigations into the incident are ongoing.
MIGORI: Murder Suspect Kills Cop While Being Apprehended
