Buruburu detectives have arrested two suspects and recovered a loaded firearm following a midnight operation in Nairobi’s Chokaa and Mowlem areas, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) announced on Sunday, November 8.
The operation began when detectives, acting on intelligence, apprehended the first suspect in Chokaa on suspicion of involvement in robbery. During subsequent questioning, he directed officers to the residence of an associate in Baraka, Mowlem.
Firearm recovered from wardrobe
The second suspect was not at the premises when detectives arrived, but a thorough search of the house uncovered a Canik pistol concealed inside a jacket hanging in a wardrobe.
The magazine was loaded with 11 rounds of ammunition. Assorted documents bearing the suspect’s personal details were also seized from the property.
Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) detectives were called in to process and document the scene before the search for the second suspect intensified.
Ambush leads to second arrest
Investigators established that the suspect operated as a boda boda rider along the CBD-Dagoretti route within Nairobi’s Central Business District and regularly returned to his rented house in the morning hours.
Detectives set up an ambush at the residence and waited.
“Detectives would not leave that to chance. They laid an ambush and waited for their man to walk straight into their trap. Their patience paid off,” DCI said.
The rider rode directly into the waiting officers aboard a red Boxer motorcycle and was arrested on the spot. The motorcycle, suspected to have been used in criminal activities, was detained as an exhibit.
Both suspects are currently in custody and are being processed ahead of arraignment. Detectives are also retracing the movements of the pair to determine whether they can be linked to additional armed robbery incidents across the capital.
