Two women were arrested after one of them posted a photo on her WhatsApp status brandishing a firearm and threatening anyone who dared to break up with her.
In a statement on Tuesday, April 15, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said detectives from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau working jointly with DCI officers from Nyando, apprehended Sharon Auma and Nancy Atieno Obura in Awasi town after the photo was shared.
"Detectives from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau, Nyanza Region, in collaboration with their DCI counterparts from Nyando, have arrested Sharon Auma and Nancy Atieno Obura and recovered a Canik pistol in their possession.
"The arrest follows a report received of Sharon Auma, who decided to spice up her WhatsApp status, posting a photo of herself brandishing a pistol while ominously warning that any man who dared dump her would face severe consequences," the statement read.
Detectives tracked down Auma to Awasi where she led officers to a rented two-bedroom house belonging to Obura upon her arrest.
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Following a thorough search, authorities recovered the firearm and a fake motorcycle number plate, raising further suspicions.
"A thorough search of the house turned up the pistol in question, with an empty magazine, cleverly wrapped in clothes and stashed in a basin under the bed. Also recovered is a fake motorcycle number plate bearing the number KMGG 805M," the statement added.
The two are currently in custody and undergoing processing ahead of their arraignment.
This comes barely a month after two individuals were arrested and an AK-47 rifle seized following a swift police operation in Charidende, Tana River County.
In an update on Sunday, March 23, the DCI said the arrest came after a distress report was received about a shooting incident in the Hambaburo area.
According to the DCI, two gunmen targeted herders tending to their livestock, forcing a team of officers from Charidende GSU camp and Charidende Police Station to respond to the situation.
"The arrest follows a distress report of a shooting incident in Hambaburo area, where two assailants targeted four herders tending their livestock, sending them running for their lives in a panic," said the DCI in a statement.
The officers launched an operation that included a thorough search of a Manyatta house linked to one of the suspects, recovering an AK-47 rifle, two magazines ,and rounds of ammunition.
"Responding swiftly, the officers conducted a thorough search of a Manyatta house linked to one of the suspects, leading to the following recoveries: an AK-47, snugly wrapped in sacks and concealed under the floor, two AK-47 magazines and 118 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammunition," the DCI reported.
