The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has revealed the identities of six gang members suspected to be behind the chilling murders in Nakuru city.
In a statement on Friday, the directorate said that it has already completed the necessary forensic examination and documentation of the six.
According to the DCI, the gangsters were arrested by detectives drawn from the elite Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau.
Five of the six gangsters were nabbed on Friday morning in a mud-walled house where they had taken a nap after the arrest of the mastermind Evans Kebwaro.
“Upon the arrest of the mastermind Evans Michori Kebwaro, in Keroka Kisii county, the detectives raided a dwelling house in Nakuru’s Kivumbini area at 3 am and pounced on Kebwaro’s five accomplices who had fallen into a deep slumber in a mud walled room.
“The five were Julius Otieno, 27, Josphat Simiyu, 24, Dennis Nmbolo 25, Isaac Kinyanjui, 18 and Makhoha Wanjala, 25,” DCI stated.
The DCI detectives gained access to the room through the roof and the window, leaving the five with nowhere to run.
“The battle hardened detectives gained access to the room from the roof, the door and window simultaneously, giving the thugs the biggest shock of their lives yet. As the dust settled following the arrival commotion and with nowhere to run, the five surrendered to the good hands of our agents, as they became the latest guests of the state,” DCI stated.
They are currently being processed to answer criminal charges in court.
Nakuru County has in the past few weeks been experiencing insecurity in some regions, with cases of chilling murders being reported.
More security officers have been deployed in the region to enhance security.
The dreaded Nakuru 'Confirm' gang has been linked with some of the murders.
