Published on: November 03, 2023 08:15 (EAT)
A side-by-side image of robbery suspects Philip Kitwa and Kennedy Arunga. PHOTOS | COURTESY
Police in Vihiga County have nabbed two suspects
who accosted a truck driver and robbed him of his valuables at Askote Market in
August this year.
The
two; Philip Kitwa and Kennedy Arunga, were apprehended two months after the
incident which left the victim nursing injuries at Equator Hospital in Luanda.
According
to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Western Region detectives
trailed the suspects to Emuhaya area of Vihiga.
“In
the incident which occurred on August 30, 2023, the male truck driver was
accosted by the two who emerged from a nearby maize plantation, after stopping
the vehicle to do some shopping at the market,” the DCI said in a statement on
Friday.
“The
victim suffered life-threatening injuries inflicted by a machete and rungu
borne by the attackers before they disappeared with his valuables.”
The
victim was reportedly rescued by a Good Samaritan who rushed him to Equator
Hospital in Luanda for treatment.
The duo is
presently in police custody pending arraignment on Monday.
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