Police arrest four suspects in Nairobi estate, recover guns

Four suspects were arrested and four guns recovered from them in a police operation in Ngei estate, Nairobi. Police say they were pursuing suspects who had two weeks ago attacked and stolen a firearm from a civilian gun holder when they stumbled on the four on Thursday evening.

The weapons had only three bullets and police believe the other ammunition are hidden somewhere else. The weapons are all serviceable and had been hidden in a posh house in the estate when police raided. Police were acting on a tip off by an informer who was aware of the weapons.

Starehe OCPD Bernard Nyakwaka termed the recovery a breakthrough in the war on crime and added they are looking for more weapons. The area has been experiencing an increase in crime in general.

"We have taken the weapons to experts for ballistic analysis to establish if they had been used elsewhere to commit crimes," said Nyakwaka. 

The weapons recovered in the operation include two ceskas and two beretta pistols. The four suspects, among them a woman, were expected in court to face various charges.

Police say the suspects have been hiring the weapons to criminals daily for monetary gains.