The Directorate Of Criminal Investigations has revealed details of a thwarted robbery by a pack of thugs on an officer unbeknownst to them was a paramilitary instructor attached to the General Service Unit.

According to the detectives, the officer was leaving the Mihang’o Trading Centre heading back to the GSU Training school when he was accosted by two women who sandwiched him, which signaled the attackers to strike.

A dramatic scene followed as the ladies scampered in different directions, leaving the unwitting thugs who were on a motorbike to face off with the officer who had an illustrious career in military training.

"Unbeknownst to the miscreants, they had just encountered a drill instructor and a stickman par excellence, with a colorful career spanning over 10 years of training several details of paramilitary red berets. The officer launched a barrage of blows and kicks that disfigured one of the thugs’ mandibular anatomy, sending him to the ground rolling in pain," the statement by the detectives on Thursday, May 5 read.

In a bid to counter the attack, the other attack drew a long knife and stabbed the officer, which compelled him to run for his life and get police reinforcement in order to catch his attackers. Upon return, the injured cop and his colleagues discovered dental remnants at the scene of the attack, revealing the intensity of the brawl. 

"When the officer returned minutes later with reinforcement, all they could gather at the scene were two canines and one premolar, a telltale sign that the brawl left one of the attackers with life-threatening injuries. Also collected a few metres away was a black synthetic wig, left behind by one of the fleeing ladies," the statement further read.

The officer was rushed to the Ruai hospital for treatment while investigations into the case commenced.

It emerged that the gang had earlier staged two separate attacks in Embakasi and Njiru, where they robbed innocent members of the public of their mobile phones, cash, and other valuables.

Detectives have promptly launched a manhunt for the two suspects, urging members of the public to help them in unearthing their hideouts, with a specific interest in tips from medical practitioners in the area who may encounter any male patients with disjointed jawbones and missing teeth.