Police in Gilgil, Nakuru County are in search of a learner from Shiners Boys High School, who allegedly stabbed to death his classmate on Saturday night.

Four candidates are reported to have differed over personal items destroyed in school, leading to the incident that occured at around 8 pm.

Gilgil sub-county police commander Winstone Mwakio said the suspects had earlier on been suspended from the institution but reported back to write exams and found their personal items destroyed and suspected the victim could be responsible for the acts.

The police chief wondered how the killer knife was sneaked into school even as he expressed concerns over indiscipline in the said school.

" The four had been suspended for indiscipline cases," said Mwakio.

Mwakio revealed that the main suspect fled away with the knife and is being pursued since his three accomplices have been identified and will be under police custody. 

The victim was declared dead on arrival at Nakuru Level 6 Hospital, where he was rushed for treatment. 

" We can't tell how they acquired the knife but the students there are notorious," Mwakio said.

The victim was pronounced dead on arrival at Nakuru Referral hospital.

The body has been taken to Nakuru morgue pending an autopsy examination.