Police have arrested five members of an armed gang that has been terrorizing Nakuru County business operators.
The detectives have recovered the AK47 used in their crimes.
The suspected robbers ambushed and opened fire at police officers on foot patrol, killing one and injuring two on the night of July 1st, 2025.
The injured officers are still receiving treatment.
The gang, in a separate incident, violently stormed a shop located in Soilo area of Nakuru, attacking the 24-year-old owner with machetes and daggers before stealing hundreds of thousands from the shop.
They further dragged the already suppressed young man from the shop and shot him dead.
The five have since been identified as; William Nywhili Rioba, Nyahili Nyamuhaga Magige, Emmanuel Muita Muita, Catherine Nkatha Zakayo and Peter Chacha.
DCI Nakuru East detectives are processing the suspects for arraignment.
