The tension at Njoro Police Station came to a halt yesterday after Police Constable Bernard Sivo, 28, turned a gun on himself despite efforts by his colleagues and other relatives to calm him down.
Earlier, the officer, wielding the AK-47 rifle, had walked out of the hospital, leaving his girlfriend's body lying in a pool of blood at Njoro Sub-County Hospital, where he was being attended to.
According to his 29-year-old wife, Joyce Ndunge, Sivo returned home on Saturday at around 4 pm and spent the entire evening with their children before reporting for night duty at 11 pm. "He wore jeans and a civilian shirt, and on top, he wore his uniform.
He follows her to the hospital and shoots her dead with AK47 Assault Riffle.
This got me concerned, and when I asked, he said he would explain later after reporting to work;' said Ndunge.
The police officer is said to have headed to Njoro town, where he met his lover Mary Nyambura near her house. "Nyambura was closing her liquor store when Sivo assaulted her and stripped her naked.
A guard at a nearby bank calmed him down as a neighbour whisked Nyambura away," said Paul Karanja, a resident.
Rift Valley Regional Police Commander Fredrick Ochieng' said Nyambura suffered a fractured leg and was taken to Njoro Sub County Hospital at midnight.
Sivo then reported on duty, armed himself with an AK47 rifle, before excusing himself.
He headed back to the hospital and accessed the room where the medics were attending to Nyambura," ochieng said
Sivo started shooting at Nyambura, forcing the two medics and a security guard to scamper for safety.
"The hospital management called Njoro OCS at 12:23 am to report the incident. Nyambura was shot several times on her right arm and back. She died on the spot," said Ochieng'.
Detectives collected 15 spent cartridges at the scene. Convinced he had killed Nyambura, Sivo walked back to the police station and called his colleagues, warning them against leaving their houses.
"He called to say that he had killed the woman who was wrecking his marriage. I begged him not to harm himself and surrender his gun. I hid near the OCS's house when I spotted him enter the station," said Ndunge
A friend of the officer who was also his best friend has revealed the officers motive.
"Bernard sivo took a loan of 1.2 million,he used most of the money on Mary Nyambura".
He had helped her set up a wines and spirit shop in njoro.
"The wine and spirit shop is the biggestin njoro and costed Bernard sivo more than 700,000 to set it up.Everything was registered under Mary not to arouse suspicion"the best friend revealed.
The other 500,000 he used to set up an Mpesa shop,shop repairs and for paying licenses needed to run a business.
Bernard sivo who dated Mary Nyambura for over 5 years had also paid her school fees.
According to the best friend Mary was schooling in Rift valley Rvist college in nakuru town and the officer was the one taking care of her school fees, accommodation,food and pocket money.
Trouble started few weeks ago when mary Nyambura started dating a new man and wanted to settle down for marriage.
Sivo could not marry Mary because he himself was married and they even did a Church wedding with the wife.
The fact that Mary Nyambura was getting married angered Bernard sivo forcing him to end the life of his girlfriend.
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