Police have arrested a notorious highway robbery suspect Ibrahim Hassan at the Isiolo-Garbatula Junction.

In a statement on Monday February 10, 2025, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported that a knife, panga and screwdriver were recovered from the suspect.  

“Police officers stationed at Archer’s Police Post have arrested a notorious lone highway robber who has been terrorizing truck drivers at the Isiolo-Garbatula Junction. The suspect, 36-year-old Ibrahim Hassan, was arrested after a chase that ended in a crash near the police post,” DCI reported.

Posing as a stranded traveler, the suspect flagged down a white Mitsubishi lorry registration no. KCC 723S at the Isiolo-Garbatula junction, pretending to seek lift to Archer’s town. 

The kind-hearted driver, embodying the spirit of a good Samaritan, agreed to give Hassan a ride.

However, upon reaching Archer’s town, Hassan refused to alight as agreed, and instead brandished a knife with which he threatened the driver, forcing him to continue the journey.

Seizing a rare opportunity, the driver jumped out of the lorry and escaped unhurt, and immediately reported the incident to a standby team of police officers at the Archer’s Post. 

Meanwhile, in his bid to evade capture, Hassan commandeered the lorry towards Isiolo town and into an unfamiliar murram road. 

During the incident, Hassan found himself speeding straight into Archer’s police post, as he was being pursued by the police officers.

“Registering a record panic mode, poor Hassan veered off the main road thereby crashing onto a tree,” police reported.

He was arrested at the scene of accident, and upon search found in possession of a panga, a knife, and a screwdriver, further confirming his dangerous intentions.

The suspect is being held by the police for interrogation before he is arraigned in court.