Editor's Review

The ex-convict has been remanded at King'ong'o prison without the option of bail following his criminal record.

Police in Nyeri County on Wednesday, March 6, arrested a wanted suspect notorious for violent robberies, peddling, mugging, and phone snatching. 

The suspect identified as Peter Ndiritu Ndirangu alias Kimaitho, was nabbed after a tip-off by Citizens that he was in the area. 

By the time of the arrest, the suspect was nabbed with crude weapons. 

"Upon search, the 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," part of the statement by DCI read. 

The weapons the suspect was arrested with. 

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According to DCI, since his release from prison in December 2023, the 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 bail following his criminal record.