Man suspected of raiding police station and stealing firearms arrested

The mastermind of a daring attack at a police station in Homa Bay County two weeks ago that led to the disappearance of four police firearms and over 100 rounds of ammunition has been arrested.

Charles Nyumba Ongany, 27, was arrested on Tuesday by Homa Bay-based detectives where one G-3 rifle loaded with 20 rounds of 7.62mm calibre.

"The detectives raided his father’s compound in Abuje village in Nyando, Kisumu County, and dug the compound in search of the firearms after getting wind that the dangerous arms cache had been buried there," police said on Wednesday.

Following the early morning raid, the suspect’s father also believed to be part of the dangerous gang managed to escape the police dragnet narrowly and a manhunt for his arrest is currently underway.

In the attack staged at Kipasi Police Post in Mbita on the night of November 16, an unknown number of thugs broke into the station’s armoury under unclear circumstances and took off with the firearms, including three G-3 riffles, one AK-47 assault rifle and 110 rounds of ammunition.