Police in Nyeri have arrested a wanted suspect notorious for violent robberies, peddling, mugging and phone snatching.
Peter Ndirangu alias Kimaitho was arrested by patrol officers at Weitemere area in a security operation on Wednesday, March 7.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says the wanted suspect was arrested after concerned citizens tipped the police of his presence in the area, leading to a scrupulous manhunt that flushed him from his hideout.
Upon search, the 35-year-old jail bird who has spent several years in various lock up facilities was found with 12 sachets of heroin, 9 rolls of bhang, a machete and two kitchen knives tucked in his person.
The DCI says that since his release from prison in December 2023, the known but slippery suspect has been implicated in various attacks reported at Weitemere, Majengo, Kiawara and Blue Valley areas of Nyeri.
The ex-convict has been remanded at King’ong’o Prison without the option of a bail following his criminal record.
