Police recover 1,000 stolen livestock after gunfight with bandits in Angata Barikoi

Police recover 1,000 livestock stolen by suspected bandits in Angata Barikoi. [File, Courtesy]

Police have recovered over 1,000 stolen livestock following a gunfight with suspected bandits in Angata Barikoi, Trans Mara sub-county, Narok County.

According to Ngendalel sub-location chief Leonard Langat, the bandits attacked herders on Saturday evening while they were returning their livestock from the grazing fields.

Luckily, officers from the Anti-Stock Theft Unit stationed in Angata responded quickly to the call from the villagers and exchanged gunfire with the attackers, who fled after being subdued.

"The officers, along with members of the local community, managed to recover all the stolen livestock," Langat stated, adding that all the stolen animals have been returned to their rightful owners.

No deaths were reported during the incident, which is alleged to have been carried out by bandits from the Kwiyo and Gwitembe areas in Kuria East sub-county.

This attack and recovery come amid intensified efforts by security personnel and residents to curb rising incidents of banditry along the border of the two sub-counties, areas that have experienced recurrent livestock raids and violent attacks.