SUSPECTS ARRAIGNED, INVESTIGATIONS ONGOING
Contrary to online claims of police inaction, suspects arrested with illegal weapons have been arraigned.
Two suspects, Evans Otieno Ongere and Abel Onyango Owuor, arrested in possession of a Phantom pistol along the Kisumu-Busia Highway, were presented before the Principal Magistrate’s Court in Vihiga, where detectives secured a 14-day custodial order. The recovered firearm is now at the National Forensic Lab for ballistic analysis.
Another suspect, Christopher Okello, rescued from mob injustice after he was found in possession of a bow and an arrow, was also arraigned and pleaded not guilty. He was admitted to a Bond of Sh100, 000. The case is scheduled for mention on May 14, 2026.
Investigations are active and guided strictly by the law. Any insinuation of inaction or collusion is misleading and unsupported by facts.
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