Police arrest two suspected gang members, recover firearm in Kisumu

Police arrest two suspected gang members, recover firearm in Kisumu. [DCI]

Police in Kisumu have arrested two suspected gang members believed to be behind a series of criminal activities in the area.

The operation, led by detectives from the DCI Operations Support Unit (OSU), Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) and GSU Tactical Team, also led to the recovery of weapons and other items suspected to have been used in gang-related activities.

“Following credible intelligence linking the suspects to criminal activities, the team moved swiftly, leading to the arrest of Joseph Mwata Magak alias ‘Boyi Sampa’ and Isaac Omondi Ojwang’,” the DCI said in a statement.

A search of Magak’s rented house in Mamboleo Pocho Estate, Kisumu, led detectives to a cache of items concealed in the master bedroom.

Among the items recovered were a homemade firearm, a bow and four arrows, a panga, a toy gun, five rolls of cannabis sativa, a police siren, a pair of police boots, six pairs of jungle-green tactical trousers, a camouflage jacket and a pair of tactical boots.

Detectives also recovered a bottle of gun oil, a Kenyan flag, a Subaru front bumper and other items.

The DCI said investigations had established that Magak also has an ongoing case of attempted robbery with violence before the Nakuru Law Courts.

The two suspects remain in custody pending arraignment, while the recovered items have been secured as exhibits as investigations continue.