BANDITRY: Police Neutralize FOUR Suspected Bandits in Meru County
Police officers in Igembe, Meru County, killed four suspected bandits and seized several weapons.
The officers from the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) apprehended the robbers after raiding their hideaway on Tuesday, May 13.
The four are believed to have been part of an infamous gang blamed for generating anarchy in Meru County.
They were reportedly shot dead by cops in Kubisera village, Igembe sub-county.
According to a police report, the robbers were shot during an operation conducted by a multi-agency team after security officers got information about the gang’s operations.
The officers followed the outlaws and ambushed them in their makeshift camp.
Four suspected bandits gunned down in Kubisera village, Igembe, Meru County, in a swift raid by a multi-agency security team following orders from Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen, who had just days earlier called for escalated action against rising banditry in the region.
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During the impromptu operation, the authorities discovered multiple weapons thought to have been used by the group to terrorise the inhabitants.
Six AK-47 weapons, 527 rounds, and eight mobile phones were retrieved.
“Our security officers continue to work day and night. This morning (Tuesday), multi-agency security teams acting on intelligence conducted a raid on a makeshift camp established by bandits at Kubisera village, Igembe,” the officers revealed.
The police went on to add, “Our security team confronted and killed four armed bandits and recovered six AK47 rifles, 527 bullets, and eight mobile phones.”
The ambush came a fortnight after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen promised stepped-up measures to combat the country’s recurrent banditry.
Murkomen declared in Isiolo County on April 30 that additional National Police Reservists (NPRs) would be deployed across five counties: Meru, Isiolo, Marsabit, Laikipia, and Samburu.
He also stated that chiefs in the aforementioned counties would be permitted to possess firearms in order to defend themselves against livestock rustlers.
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According to the Interior Minister, the chiefs will receive training before being given the weaponry.
Addressing the press, Murkomen stated that the process of selecting new NPRs would be conducted by specific government entities and not politicians to ensure transparency and accountability.
“We have come to understand the problems and find lasting solutions. Chiefs who are under threat should submit their names; we will train them on firearms use,” Murkomen stated.
“We will pursue not only the bandits but also those who buy the livestock and sell the guns, whether it is the police or anyone else. The chiefs must name the cattle rustlers,” he added.
BANDITRY: Police Neutralize FOUR Suspected Bandits in Meru County
