Detectives have arrested six suspects in connection with a violent highway robbery that occurred in Mbumbuni area, Mbooni East Sub-County, Makueni County.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the incident involved a complainant who was travelling from Mbumbuni to Muuani aboard a Toyota Probox.
Trouble began near Sofia Shopping Centre in Muuani, where the vehicle was ambushed by a group of assailants.
Investigators said some of the suspects were riding a motorcycle while others lay in wait by the roadside.
The gang smashed the vehicle’s front windscreen using a shaving machine and brandished what appeared to be a firearm, forcing the driver to stop.
The occupants of the vehicle were then assaulted, sustaining head injuries, before the attackers robbed them of cash and other personal valuables.
The suspects fled the scene immediately after the attack.
Following the report, police officers from Mbumbuni Police Station launched a swift operation that led to the arrest of six suspects identified as Richard Muthoka, Mwenda Mutuku, Alex Musembi, James Musembi, Kevin Kioko, and Dennis Mambo.
During a follow-up search, officers recovered a handbag belonging to the complainant along a footpath leading to the house of two of the suspects.
A toy pistol believed to have been used to intimidate the victims was also recovered from one of the suspects, Mwenda Mutuku.
The DCI said the suspects are currently in custody as detectives complete investigations.
They are expected to be arraigned in court to face robbery-related charges once processing is concluded.