By Sarah Omondi
Nairobi based detectives have recovered a firearm that was stolen from a civilian gun holder last month in Chaka, Nyeri.
The Ceska pistol loaded with several rounds of ammunition had been stolen from a civilian member of staff based at the National Police College Main Campus-Kiganjo.
The man was driving along the Marua-Chaka road minutes past 7PM when he was accosted by a multitude of people celebrating the announcement of the presidential election results.
As the multitude that mobbed his vehicle chanted songs of victory, a group of men snatched a bag placed on the back seat of his vehicle which contained the firearm and took off to an unknown destination.
The stolen bag also had a firearm certificate, a wallet and other valuables.
He immediately reported the incident at Kiganjo police station prompting a thorough search of the firearm.
Through application of forensic technology, several suspects were placed at the scene of the offence and after further analysis at the DCI National Forensic laboratory, a suspect identified as Charles Wangui was arrested.
Today, the suspect led the detectives to a farm in Chaka, where he had hidden the firearm and two magazines loaded with a total of 28 rounds of 9mm, in a shallow hole.
Upon conducting a further search in his house, sachets containing drugs suspected to be heroin were recovered.
The suspect is currently being questioned to provide more leads to the rest of his accomplices before he is arraigned in court tomorrow.
