Nairobi CBD gang leader arrested in Kamkunji

He will be arraigned today and charged with robbery with violence.

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• In a tweet on Wednesday, Kinoti said Ambani was positively identified by several victims in an identification parade.

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The leader of a notorious gang within Nairobi Central Business District has been arrested.

Godfrey Sangare Ambani was arrested on Tuesday evening by DCI detectives who laid a trap for him at Milimani Law Courts.

"Following an Intelligence led operation, a team of detectives and Police officers based at Kamukunji have managed to arrest their leader," director George Kinoti said.

In a tweet on Wednesday, Kinoti said Ambani was positively identified by several victims in an identification parade.

"He will be arraigned today and charged with robbery with violence," Kinoti said.

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