Three robbery suspects arrested, firearm recovered in Kayole

Police officers in Kayole on Saturday arrested three robbery suspects after a sting operation.

According to a statement from the National Police Service (NPS), officers based at Kayole Police Station got wind that a man was suspected to be in possession of a firearm and was looking for ammunition.

After launching a probe, the officers intercepted the suspect who was in the company of one accomplice in Matopeni area while riding a motorcycle.

"A quick search revealed an empty magazine in the suspect's pocket leading to the arrest of both men," NPS stated in a statement on Sunday.

Subsequent investigations, NPS added, led to the arrest of the third suspect who is believed to be the ammunition supplier.

A pistol was also recovered from the main suspect's house after detectives conducted a search.

"After further interrogation, the officers made the third arrest of a suspect, who was to supply ammunition to the main suspect, and the recovery of a pistol in the first suspect's house," added NPS.

Also recovered from the suspect's house was a black firearm dummy stashed in a shoe rack.

The suspects were then escorted to the Kayole Police Station where they will remain under custody awaiting arraignment in court.

NPS further lauded area residents for sharing information with police authorities noting that it will aid in getting rid of illegal firearms in the city.