Police Officers have arrested a General Service Unit (GSU) cop captured by CCTV cameras robbing a supermarket in Kisii on February 3, 2024.
A statement by the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Police Constable Edgar Opollo is in custody after he was cornered by members of the public for engaging in another violent robbery.
Opollo was saved from a furious mob by Kisii Central police who were on patrol, after finding the armed suspect under a hail of hefty blows.
“On enquiry, the officers established that the suspect had robbed a smart phone from a Kisii University student, and on frisking the injured suspect found the phone. He was arrested and escorted to the station,” read the statement.
Supermarket Robbery
Meanwhile, DCI detectives in the area had been pursuing an armed gang of three who on January 2,2024 robbed Ksh.40,000 from PEPS Mini Supermarket which is situated at Corner Mbaya.
The incident was captured by CCTV cameras showing three robbers who had partly covered their faces, two of whom were armed, one with an AK47 and the other with a pistol.
The rifle bearer had police fatigues on, but it was not apparent that he was a police officer.
“Following Opollo’s arrest, an identification parade was conducted where the supermarket owner successfully identified him as one of the robbers who accosted him,” read the statement in part.
According to police, the suspect is recuperating under guard at a Kisii hospital pending interrogation and arraignment for robbery with violence.
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Robbery Video
In the video shared by DCI, a staff at Peps Mini Supermarket is seen sitting at the entrance before two men walk in.
The two men both had masks on with guns on their hands. They started harassing the supermarket attendant.
One of the robbers wore a brown overall while the other was wearing a jacket, black trousers and some white shoes.
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One of them heads into one corner of the supermarket while the other one forces the attendant to lie on the ground.
They then walked out of the supermarket after a successful robbery.
