Three suspects have been apprehended and a firearm recovered following a multi-agency operation in the Burburis area of Garissa Sub-County.
According to a statement shared by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) on Saturday, September 21, 2024, the well-choreographed operation was conducted by officers from the agency and their Administration Police Service (APS) counterparts.
The statement shared by DCI indicated the suspects were linked to a series of robbery incidents in the area.
One of the suspects, a woman aged 70, was nabbed in the operation on the allegation of offering refuge to the duo.
“In an intelligence-led operation, a joint team of officers drawn from General Duties, DCI, and APS Garissa have successfully apprehended three individuals suspected of orchestrating a string of violent robberies in the Burburis area of Garissa Sub-County.
“Ali Isaac Muhumed, aka ‘Jografia,’ 38, and Muhumed Bare Hussein, 30, were flashed out of their hideout in Burburis and arrested alongside Habiba Yusuf, 70, who provided them with refuge after their criminal escapades,” DCI’s statement read in part.
Items recovered
Apart from the AK47 rifle, the statement from DCI indicated that the officers also retrieved 6 rounds of ammunition, 12 mobile phones, and knives.
“Upon raiding their hideout, law enforcement officers unearthed a treasure trove of incriminating evidence, including an AK47 rifle with serial number A082674 and 6 rounds of ammunition, 12 mobile phones, and two knives, among other damning items,” DCI added.
The trio are currently being held at the Garissa Police Station before Monday, September 23, 2024, where they will be presented in court.
Other operations
On Friday, September 20, 2024, DCI officers also arrested suspects linked to a string of violent robberies in the Ngata area of Nakuru County.
The apprehended individuals, Collins Masira Michira and Cornelius Audi Odhiambo, were arrested while onboard a motor vehicle.
“A search in their getaway vehicle led to the recovery of items believed to have been stolen from the victims, including four mobile phones and a variety of adults’s and children’s clothes and shoes.
“In addition to the stolen items, the vigilant detectives uncovered several crude weapons, including a knife, a machete, a crowbar, and heavy-duty cutting pliers, all suspected to have been used to break into buildings and to inflict injuries during the robberies,” DCI detailed.
