Last night, police arrested 27 suspects in Nakuru in connection with the recent spate of armed robberies in the city.
Moses Njoe, 21, Thomas Nguruna, 19, Evans Napati, 21, Sammy Sunguya, 23, and Emmanuel Tein, 20, were arrested by officers based at Rhonda police station shortly after staging an attack in Jasho area, Nakuru West Sub County.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the five were apprehended after the police, led by Inspector Anunda, conducted an operation in the area.
“Crude weapons including machetes, clubs, swords, metal rods and pieces of wood were recovered from the thugs, who have left Nakuru residents living in fear of being attacked,” the DCI tweeted.
Assorted SIM cards and identification documents belonging to robbery victims were also recovered.
The rest of the suspects were arrested in a separate operation conducted in Mawanga area in the dead of the night, where 22 suspects all aged between 20 and 30 were arrested.
Detectives are warning the remaining thugs to surrender within 24 hours before a specialized team of sleuths from DCI headquarters will be dispatched to eliminate the miscreants once and for all.
They are encouraged to learn from the fate of the Katombi gang, which operated with impunity in Mathare, Huruma, and Pangani before being wiped out.
