Police arrest 78, nab crude weapons in sting operation targetting gangs in Nakuru

Officers recovered a cache of crude weapons, ranging from knives to daggers, as well as metal bars, swords, and tasers, during the Tuesday night sting operation in which the suspects were arrested.

Those arrested ranged in age from 18 to 30 and are being held at the Kaptembwa police station pending an investigation and subsequent arraignment.

According to Nakuru County Commissioner Lyford Kibara, who confirmed the arrests, police officers from areas where there has been an increase in insecurity have also been transferred.

'Kwa Rhonda' police station OCS, as well as several other officers who have been at the station for a while, are among those affected by the transfers.

According to Mr. Kibara, chiefs and their assistants, including the Nyumba kumi leadership, will be required to volunteer information that could lead to the arrest of suspected gang members in the future.