Police launch investigation after murder of Homa Bay bouncer

Police in Homa Bay have launched investigations into the murder of a renowned political bouncer.

 Rachuonyo South Sub-County Police Commander Lilies Wachira said Evance Okoda, 35, was killed on Thursday night near his rental house in Oyugis town, Rachuonyo South Sub-county.

Wachira said the mutilated body of the deceased was found lying in an ugly state.

“His head had serious cuts caused by a sharp object at the back and on his face. The tongue, nose and right fingers were chopped off from the wrist,” said Wachira.

According to the police boss, residents had reported that a dead body had been spotted before it was identified as Okoda’s.

The deceased’s wife said she had expected her husband at home but did not come back only for neighbours to wake her up on Friday morning after spotting her husband’s body.

Wachira said the unknown assailants took advantage of the heavy downpour in the area to execute the heinous crime.

“His wife said she didn’t hear any struggle which could make her suspect someone was being murdered because it was raining heavily at night,” Wachira said.

Wachira said although the motive for the murder and the people who killed Okoda are still at large, police investigations will catch up with them.

“The people who killed him have not been known and even their motive. We have launched investigations into this heinous incident for justice to prevail,” Wachira said.

The body was moved to the Rachuonyo South Sub-County Hospital mortuary in Oyugis town.

Okoda has been offering security services to various politicians during electioneering periods. His peers described him as an energetic man.

On Friday, a group of youth held demonstrations in Oyugis town to protest his murder asking police to move swiftly and bring the perpetrators to book.