By Antynet Ford
Police officers in Nairobi have launched a manhunt for a man who left a pistol at a church pulpit where he had gone for repentance in a dramatic incident.
The incident happened on Sunday, July 7 afternoon at the Instant Miracle Centre within Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums, Nairobi.
According to the officers, the middle-aged man placed his pistol on the pulpit as he went to repent and escaped on foot as other congregants seemed shocked.
Three church leaders reported they were conducting service at the facility and it was time for repentance.
They said the lead pastor called for the congregants to stand up and repent their sins.
It was then that one of those who stood up and walked to the pulpit drew a gun from his groin area and placed it on a table.
The man then fled the scene as the others who had also stood up to repent scampered for safety unsure what was happening.
The weapon was secured and police were called to the scene and confirmed it was real.
According to police, the pistol was a Colt Double Action 45 pistol and it did not have a magazine at the time of the recovery.
The officers said they are now looking for the man behind the surrender of the weapon.
They also want to establish if the weapon has been used anywhere to commit a crime or many.
The team said they also wanted to establish where the man got the weapon.
The weapon was taken for ballistic tests as the hunt for the gunman went on.
Police believe the man wanted to surrender the weapon but was not sure where and when to do it.
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