Two more firearms that had been stolen from a police armoury in Homabay County, have been recovered by police bringing the total number of recovered firearms to three.
One is still missing.
The two G-3 rifles were recovered Wednesday night by police officers based at Nyamasaria patrol base in Kisumu County.
The officers were conducting foot patrols in the dead of the night when a numberless suspicious motorbike suddenly approached them.
On sighting the officers, the rider immediately made a U-turn as the officers attempted to unsuccessfully grab the pillion passenger from the bike. However, in the ensuing struggle, the pillion passenger dropped a big suitcase as the numberless bike sped off into darkness.
On inspecting the suitcase, the officers recovered two G-3 riffles, 175 rounds of 7.62mm calibre, 9 7.62mm blanks, one spent 7.62mm catridge and one pair of handcuffs.
Upon further inspection of the firearms, It was immediately established that the two G-3 rifles that had their butt stocks missing were part of the cache of firearms that had been stolen during an attack staged at Kipasi police post in Mbita, on the night of November, 16, 2022. Unknown number of thugs had broken into the station’s armoury under unclear circumstances and taken off with the firearms including three G-3 riffles, one AK-47 assault rifle and 110 rounds of ammunition.
The recovery of the two firearms comes barely 24 hours after detectives recovered another G-3 riffle that was part of the stolen arsenal and arrested the main suspect Charles Nyumba Ongany, 27, at Abuje village in Nyando, Kisumu county.
This brings the total number of recovered firearms to three with all the G-3 rifles having been recovered and only the AK-47 assault rifle missing. Efforts are at advanced stages to recover the remaining firearm.
The recovery of the firearm and arrest of the suspect is a major breakthrough for the sleuths as the thug will lead them to his accomplices and the recovery of the rest of the firearms.
Four police officers who were on duty were later arrested and presented in court ahead of a planned arraignment.
An operation was later launched in the area in vain.
The suspects had stolen six weapons but abandoned two on a footpath as they escaped.
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