Police arrest alleged cattle rustler in Turkana, recover AK47 rifle
Police in Turkana county yesterday arrested a suspected cattle rustler and recovered an AK 47 Assault Rifle with an empty magazine.
According to National Police Service (NPS), the arrest followed a tip off from members of the public that four men had been sighted within California Village in Turkana Central Sub-county armed with an AK 47 rifle.
NPS stated that the swift response by officers from Lodwar Police Station who conducted a raid at a rented house led to the recovery of the firearm.
Police have further launched a manhunt for the three other suspects who managed to escape arrest.
“The NPS calls upon members of public to partner with us in crime prevention by continuously sharing information,” NPS stated.
The arrest of the suspect follows Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki’s warning to cattle rustlers that the government will not entertain any form of criminal activities.
“We want to make it clear as government that we are coming to dismantle not only the criminals themselves but also to bring down the entire chain that has been the livestock rustling industry; the financiers, spiritual supporters, the benefactors and those who purchase livestock stolen from Kenyans,” he said.
