Detectives have arrested a man linked to the killing of a police officer and 2 chiefs in Lamu County.
The suspect identified as Mustakima Mohammed Ali allegedly executed the heinous act in Lamu County in December 2019.
He was however flushed out of a Malindi-bound bus in a Sunday afternoon operation by Anti-Terrorism Police augmented by their Special Operations Group (SOG) counterparts at the Sambaki Bridge roadblock while travelling from Lamu.
"Mustakima Ali alias Abu Mahir and his accomplices holed up after the monstrous murders that occurred in December 2019, first hiding within Boni Forest from where they were smoked out by security personnel and disappeared to a neighbouring country," a statement from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) read in part.
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"In April 2023, three members of his gang dared a return into the country but were intercepted and arrested along the Isiolo-Moyale highway while heading to Somalia. They were charged at the Kahawa Law Courts and their case is ongoing," it added.
Mustakima also sneaked back into the country and remained undercover. However, following a sting operation, he was nabbed on Sunday and he is expected to be arraigned over the murder of the police officer and two chiefs.
Other suspects who have since been identified but are still at large remain on police radar.
