The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have arrested a suspected notorious bandit Lonyangapat Piranyang Komole after a four-year manhunt.
DCI in a statement on Thursday, November 16, said the suspect was cornered at his hideout in Adoket village in Tiaty and recovered two AK 47 riffles with ten and five rounds of ammunition.
“Acting on actionable intelligence, the sleuths stealthily traced Lonyangapat Piranyang Komole to his hideout within Adoket village where he was apprehended. A detailed search was conducted inside the suspected bandit's house where the detectives managed to recover two AK47 rifles with 10 and 5 rounds of ammunition respectively,” DCI stated.
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According to Baringo Police Commandant Julius Kiragu, the key suspect has been on the police radar for four years and has masterminded major banditry attacks in the North Rift region.
"He has been involved, in theft across the North Rift, particularly in Samburu, Kapedo Turkana, and Elgeyo Marakwet. He is a leader in that group on the Sirare side. He has been on the radar for the last four years. If you have observed his body, it has been marked to indicate his involvement in several raids and murders within the North Rift,” he stated.
Kiragu also noted that the suspect has given them information they will use to end banditry in the region.
The suspect is currently being held at a police facility awaiting the necessary legal procedures before appearing in court.
The arrest comes days after the Interior Cabinet Secretary ordered a crackdown on all politicians, religious leaders, key planners, and commanders of the bandit attacks in North Rift.
