4 arrested as police recover gun in Kibera
Police in Kibera have arrested four persons of interest in cnnection with robbery incidences in the slum area.
In a statement on Sunday, June 1, 2025, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) revealed that sleuths had also recovered a homemade firearm, three rounds of 9mm ammunition, alongside six smartphones, two laptops, and a camera lens.
“Acting on credible intelligence, a team of officers drawn from Kibera Police Station has apprehended four notorious criminals who have been terrorising innocent residents of Kibera and its environs,” DCI stated.
The four, Shadrack Kimanzi, alias Kabaridi; Jackton Masinga, alias Cartel; Ephantus Njoroge; and Titus Teddy, have been detained at Kibera Police Station awaiting arraignment.
“The quartet, Shadrack Kimanzi, alias Kabaridi; Jackton Masinga, alias Cartel; Ephantus Njoroge; and Titus Teddy, was flushed out of their hideout in Kibera Line Saba area following a well-coordinated operation. A swift search led to the recovery of a homemade firearm, three rounds of 9mm ammunition, alongside six smartphones, two laptops, and a camera lens,” DCI added.
“The suspects are currently in police custody, undergoing processing ahead of their arraignment, while the recovered items remain secured as exhibits in the ongoing investigation.”
Previous arrests
This comes a day after police arrested two persons of interest linked to a series of crimes in Embakasi, Nairobi County, and Kikuyu in Kiambu County.
NPS, in a statement issued via social media on Friday, May 30, 2025, said that the two, Kelvin Kasyoki Kyalo and Wilson Ngethe Waweru, were apprehended following a well-coordinated operation.
The police say the duo are suspected of orchestrating a series of crimes across the Nairobi and Kiambu counties.
“In a well-coordinated operation, National Police Service officers today, 30 May 2025, apprehended two notorious criminals, Kelvin Kasyoki Kyalo and Wilson Ngethe Waweru, who are suspected of orchestrating a series of crimes in Embakasi and Kikuyu,” the police stated.
The persons of interest are said to have been ambushed by the detectives at their hideout in Thogoto while inside a Mazda CX-5 motor vehicle that was bearing fake registration number plates.
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