A Vehicle registered to Marsabit County Government is on the spot for engaging in an arms trade selling weapons to warring communities. – By Gerald Gekara.
The vehicle was in the custody of four suspects who were arrested on Saturday 7th February, by the Border Patrol Unit.
Detectives established that the county government vehicle was under the control of Sololo MCA Halkano Konsa, who immediately went into hiding but officers are hot on his trail.
According to the DCI, the four were arrested for supplying arms, ammunition and ration to warring factions in the strife-torn Turbi – Sololo border.
BPU officers who were on targeted patrol following a tip off from members of the local community, spotted a county government vehicle registration number 10CG016A suspected to be distributing supplies to bandits in the thickets of Funa Qumbi.
After giving chase and intercepting the vehicle, it was established that two of its occupants were county government employees. One of the employees was in possession of an AK-47 assault riffle, with 10 rounds of 7.62mm calibre special.
Meanwhile, the suspects will be presented before court on Monday February 8th, while the riffle will be subjected to ballistic examination by DCI ballistic experts and adduced as an exhibit in court during trial.
