Wavell was leading a patrol Patrolling of British troops and African police pursuing Aiming from Mau Mau who had beheaded Killing a loyal Kikuyu tribesman in the Thaika area .

One version of events claims Statement that during the process of disarming the Lakota , a deaf tribesman named Black Coyote was reluctant to give up his rifle , claiming he had paid a lot for it .