A wanted suspect was Tuesday night arrested and two pistols were found on him in a police operation in Nairobi.
The suspect with his wife and son were intercepted as they drove in a lorry with their household goods along Limuru Road in the city.
Police say the suspect is connected to a number of robbery incidents reported in Nairobi, Nakuru, Kiambu, Muranga, and Kajiado counties.
Ballistic examination of the cartridges recovered from the various scenes in the areas indicated that they had been fired by the same firearms recovered from the suspect.
He was identified as Ezekiel Kiarie Njoki and was on a police wanted list.
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According to police, the suspect was transporting his household goods from his Zimmerman house to his Ndunduri – Mirangiini in Ol Kalou within Nyandarua County rural home with the wife, son, driver, and a turn boy.
And after police from the DCI headquarters stopped the lorry, he confessed saying he was carrying the two Czeska pistols loaded with 14 bullets.
He revealed that he had two pistols which were inside a bag that was amongst the household items being transported.
The motor vehicle was escorted to police in Nairobi Area offices where a thorough search was conducted on all household items whereby the two pistols were found inside a brown bag.
The lorry crew, his wife, and his son were released as police detained the vehicle.
Police say they are looking for more suspects in the saga.
