NAIROBI; KENYA: CONTROVERSIAL
MUSICIAN PREZZO IS ON THE RUN AFTER HE WAS INVOLVED IN A GUN FIGHT
OUTSIDE A POPULAR CLUB IN NAIROBI’S WESTLANDS AREA.
Police say they want Prezzo aka Jackson Makini to
report to Parklands Police Station for grilling after he allegedly assaulted a
Swiss military officer in the head with gun butt and holster on Saturday
morning.
The two are said to have been involved in an argument outside
Aqua Bar over a parking slot at about 3am.
According to Gigiri Division police boss Vitalis
Otieno,Prezzo had obstructed the military colonel
fromSwitzerland which prompted the argument.
“When the military officer came back ready to go, an argument
broke out over the parking slot which degenerated to an assault using a gun. We
want him to report at Parklands,” said Otieno.
The military officer is attached to Amisom and was
headed to Ethiopia Saturday morning when the incident occurred. He
was forced to cancel his flight. Otieno said he was treated and discharged from
MP Shah Hospital.
And after the drama, Prezzo is said to have tried to
cock and shoot at the officer who was bleeding at that time.
Otieno cited witnesses who said Prezzo was restrained
by his bodyguards who dragged him to his car and drove off.
A hunt on him was on-going on Saturday morning even as
police appealed to him to surrender.
Police visited his home but they did not find him.
It’s not clear if Prezzo is a licensed gun holder. We
could not reach him for a comment over the allegations as his mobile phone was
switched off.
By Cyrus Ombati, The Standard
