Suspect arrested as police seize firearm
The police have captured a suspect and seized an AK47 rifle thought to have been used in a string of violent robberies in Laikipia county.
In a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the prime suspect, 46-year-old Renkel Lentaam, was captured after days of relentless surveillance.
He was apprehended in Nanyuki town.
According to the DCI, during interrogation, Lentaam confessed to being in possession of the firearm.
“An AK47 rifle believed to have been used in a series of violent robberies in Laikipia has been recovered by the police, and the prime suspect was taken into custody. After days of relentless surveillance, DCI sleuths netted the 46-year-old suspect identified as Renkel Lentaam within Nanyuki town, who upon interrogation confessed to be in possession of the deadly arsenal,” the statement by DCI read in part.
The operation, conducted by GSU counterparts from the Arjijo Operation Camp, led the crime busters to Makurian location inside the Mukogodo forest. There, the suspect had hidden the illegal firearm and 53 rounds of live ammunition inside a modified tree trunk.
The DCI said efforts to pursue other suspects believed to be involved in the series of robberies are ongoing.
“Augmented by their GSU counterparts from Arjijo Operation Camp, the crime busters proceeded to Makurian location inside Mukogodo forest, where the suspect had hidden the illegal firearm and 53 rounds of live ammunition inside a modified tree trunk. The same were seized, documented and forwarded to the National Forensic Laboratory for ballistic examination. Meanwhile, pursuit of suspected accomplices is ongoing,” DCI said.
VIOLENT ROBBER ARRESTED AS POLICE SEIZE ILLEGAL FIREARM
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) May 29, 2024
An AK47 rifle believed to have been used in a series of violent robberies in Laikipia has been recovered by the police, and the prime suspect taken into custody.
After days of relentless surveillance, DCI sleuths netted…
Firearm recovered in separate incident
Barely a week ago, a firearm stolen from a female police officer in Kasarani in February 2024 was discovered abandoned at the gate of the Githurai police post.
Additionally, detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) recovered an AK47 rifle at the residence of a suspected violent robber and drug trafficker in Mutuati, Meru County.
The Scorpion firearm found in Kasarani had been taken from Constable Mercy Mamboleo on February 16, during an attack on her and her colleague, Constable Immaculate Ngungi, while they were on night patrol in the Kiwanjani area of Githurai 44. The officers were ambushed by three men, one armed with a pistol, who overpowered them and stole the firearm.
Another officer discovered the abandoned firearm near the perimeter wall where water pipes are stored, upon reaching the gate of the police post.
“After inspection, it was established that it was the same firearm which had been stolen from Constable Mercy Mamboleo on February 16. The firearm is to be subjected to ballistic analysis,” police said.
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