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Police officers recovered a homemade firearm, three rounds of 9mm ammunition, six smartphones, two laptops, and a camera lens. 

Police Officers from Kibera Police Station have arrested four notorious criminals who have been terrorizing residents of Kibera and its environs.

In a statement on Sunday, June 1, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the four suspects, namely, Shadrack Kimanzi, alias Kabaridi, Jackton Masinga, alias Cartel, Ephantus Njoroge, and Titus Teddy, were apprehended following an intelligence-led operation in Kibera’s Line Saba area.

“Acting on credible intelligence, a team of officers drawn from Kibera Police Station has apprehended four notorious criminals who have been terrorising innocent residents of Kibera and its environs.

“The quartet, Shadrack Kimanzi, alias Kabaridi; Jackton Masinga, alias Cartel; Ephantus Njoroge; and Titus Teddy, was flushed out of their hideout in Kibera Line Saba area following a well-coordinated operation,” read part of the DCI statement.

Photocollage of the four suspected criminals arrested in Kibera. 

During the operation, the police officers seized a homemade firearm and three rounds of 9mm ammunition.

The police also recovered six smartphones, two laptops, and a camera lens at the hideout.

“A swift search led to the recovery of a homemade firearm, three rounds of 9mm ammunition, alongside six smartphones, two laptops, and a camera lens,” DCI stated.

The four suspects are currently in police custody, undergoing processing ahead of their arraignment, while the recovered items remain secured as exhibits in the ongoing investigation.