Hero from Midlands saved lives during Nairobi massacre

A man from the Midlands has been hailed as a hero after reports that he helped save the lives of hundreds of people during the terrorist attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, last weekend.

The man, who is a former Irish Army ranger, works as a security consultant in Africa. He does not want his identity to be revealed.

The Irish Independent reported that he was about to leave the mall when the siege began, and he ran back inside with a former British soldier.

They were provided with guns by two Asian men and accompanied them “into an underground car park where they found over 200 shoppers and staff hiding behind parked trucks.”

They brought the group up a ramp and out onto the street, before returning to the mall to help guide another 100 people to safety.

When the Irish and British ex-soldiers attempted to access the third floor of the mall, they came under fire from the terrorists.

They returned fire and moved into a restaurant, where others were hiding. More gunfire was reportedly exchanged, before the ex-soldiers successfully brought shoppers from the restaurant to safety.

The man from the Midlands then spent three hours using his paramedical training to help those who had been injured during the atrocity.

A close friend commented: “His skills saved the lives of many. Eye witness accounts say he did an extraordinary job.”