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Police recover 3 homemade pistols, arrest suspect in Riruta operation

Also recovered was a police beret, which police suspect the man has been using to impersonate.

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by BOSCO MARITA

News04 October 2024 - 07:11

In Summary


  • Police said a team that was on patrol in the area spotted a motorcycle with a pillion passenger making a wrong turn in the Dagoretti Corner and decided to trail it.
    • At the scene, according to police, they recovered a toy pistol from the rider.


Three homemade pistols were recovered from the house of a suspect in a police operation in the Kabiria area, Nairobi.

Police said a team that was on patrol in the area spotted a motorcycle with a pillion passenger making a wrong turn in the Dagoretti Corner area on Thursday evening and decided to trail it.

The team stopped the rider and asked the passenger to leave for them to interrogate him.

At the scene, according to police, they recovered a toy pistol from the rider.

He later led the team to his house where three homemade pistols were recovered.

Police said they also found an axe and a hacksaw from the suspect’s house.

Also recovered was a police beret, which police suspect the man has been using to impersonate.

Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei said the homemade pistols recovered are capable of firing fatal bullets.

“The suspect is under probe for us to know what he has been doing and with who,” he said.

Cases of armed robbery have been on the rise in the area amid police operations to address the trend.

Bungei said they have deployed more personnel to help in the operations.

This has seen several suspects being arrested.

Bungei said they are targeting some motorcycle riders who are engaged in crime.

“This is an intelligence-led operation which is ongoing. We are making good progress,” he said.


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