Police on Saturday, June 4, arrested four suspected criminals at Mauche Ward, Nakuru County and recovered an assortment of crude weapons.
The four were arrested after the police got hands on a photo of the suspects, who were welding crude weapons. The photo had been shared on social media.
The police said that they recovered a cache of 25 arrows from the suspects who are now being processed as they await arraignment. The arrows were kept as exhibit.
“The arrests followed police investigations after a photo of the suspects wielding crude weapons was shared on a popular social media platform on 25th May 2022. They proudly paraded their crude weapons, without regard to security concerns in their neighbourhoods,” the police stated.
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Following the arrests, the National Police Service (NPS), urged members of the public to use social media platforms responsibly and desist from acts that would trigger violence and other criminal activities in their neighbourhoods.
Police further said that they had deployed adequate resources to ensure that there was peace before, during and after the August polls.
“Being a key stakeholder in the elections Multi- Agency arrangement, the National Police Service has deployed adequate resources to ensure that peace and security prevails before, during and after the General Elections,” NPS stated.
