Police in Gucha South have apprehended three people alleged to have murdered a 22-year-old security guard who was working at Engako Bar in Kisii county.
According to police report, the gang of three violent robbers on November 26, 2024 reportedly killed the security guard over several bottles of beer, where they ambushed him with crude weapons. They managed to escape with alcohol worth Kshs. 26,000.
“On the fateful evening, the gang ambushed the 22-year-old guard at Engako Bar which is located within Nyachenge trading centre, clobbered him with crude weapons and left him for dead. As the victim bled his life out, his assailants broke into the bar and disappeared with Sh26,000 worth of alcohol,” read part of the report.
Detectives, after they were informed of the incident by Tabaka area chief, pursued the gang, leading to their arrest.
The three were identified as Festus Odhiambo, 31, Thomas Momanyi, 31 and Grace Kerubo, 26.
“Acting on intelligence leads, the investigators traversed the county of Migori, flushing out the 1st suspect – Festus Odhiambo aka Arum, 31. At his hole, the sleuths seized a set of blood-stained clothes,” said DCI.
The suspects on the fateful day had earlier on acted as revelers in the said bar.
“Today, the Sub-County Head of Investigations led his team in conducting an identification parade, after it emerged that the trio had reveled at the bar earlier on the fateful night of murder. Frequent consumers of frothy waters at the joint positively identified them,” continued the report.
The trio are being held at Nyamarambe Police Station, having been arraigned under a miscellaneous application to assist with further investigations.
