NewsPolitics

Notorious gang leader behind M-Pesa shop attacks in Nairobi has been arrested

By HARRIET MUGO

A notorious gang leader behind M-Pesa shop attacks in Nairobi has been arrested.

John Mutiso Makau alias Katitu was arrested after a three-kilometer chase in Kayole.

According to Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives , Katitu returned from Somalia where he underwent combat and martial arts training.

The suspect believed to be a returnee from the Alshabaab militia in Somalia was arrested after a dramatic chase in Nairobi’s Kayole estate, pitting detectives from the elite Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau, backed up by a contingent of officers from Kayole police division.

“In the 48-hour meticulously planned operation, detectives had prior to Katitu’s arrest rounded up two of his accomplices Brian Wambua Mbindyo and Danson Musyoka Mulee,” DCI said in a statement.

The operation was led by Chief Inspector Gicharu (real name withheld).

The detectives were in hot pursuit of the suspect after a gruesome murder of a man in Donholm.

Related posts

Raila says he will not attend President-elect Ruto’s inauguration saying his election was not free and fair

News Today Reporter

DP Rigathi Gachagua comes to the aid of ailing Mukami Kimathi wife of freedom hero Dedan Kimathi

News Today Reporter

Former Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip critically injured by thugs who attacked him at the Nairobi’s Globe Cinema roundabout

News Today Reporter

Leave a Comment