Police Pounce On 4 Suspects Armed With Deadly Military Weapons, Uniforms
The police then set up a roadblock and waved down the vehicle, registered as KDL 610A, which was ferrying the suspects who were heavily armed.
Marvin Chege 
Police officers on Sunday, April 30 arrested four armed male suspects at Nuno, Garissa County bearing an assortment of military weapons.
The National Police Service (NPS) revealed that the officers from Garissa Police Station in collaboration with Border Police Unit took swift action by intercepting a white vehicle make Toyota Probox in the Nuno area following a tip-off from members of the public.
The police then set up a roadblock and waved down the vehicle, registered as KDL 610A, which was ferrying the suspects who were heavily armed.
The four suspects arrested and a vehicle impounded by the police in Garissa on April 30, 2023. /NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE
"In a surreptitious operation conducted by officers from AP’s elite Border Police Unit, 4 AK-47 assault riffles, over 540 rounds of 7.62x39mm calibre, machetes, ballistic helmets, military fatigues among other weapons were recovered from the four suspects," a separate statement on the operation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) revealed in part.
The officers based at Modika Camp mobilised with speed & efficiency and intercepted the four identified as Osman Yussuf Gure, 40, Ali Farah Dagane, 39, Ahmed Mohamed Gedi, 29 and Abdullahi Ali Omar, 38.
They all donned military gear, each armed with an AK-47 rifle and with hundreds of ammunition.
"Police in Garissa are holding four armed male suspects, four firearms, nineteen (19) rifle magazines, about 500 rounds of ammunition and several mobile phones nabbed during their arrest today at Nuno, Garissa County.
"Also recovered were a balaclava, a ballistic helmet, a knife and a machete," stated the NPS.
The motor vehicle was detained, and the four are awaiting arraignment in Court, as investigations continue.
DCI revealed that detectives were yet to establish the mission of the four suspects who were armed with the deadly arsenal and are currently grilling them at a highly guarded location.
Both the DCI and NPS appreciated the efforts made to crack down on the notorious suspects, with the NPS thanking members of the public that tipped the officers with the information which led to the success of the operation.
"DCI commends the swift action by the officers based at Modika, as the weapons would have had a devastating effect had they been used against innocent civilians," added the DCI.
Meanwhile, the police are looking for the owner of the Probox vehicle.
