The suspects during the robbery on November 19, 2022
Police in Kisumu Monday arrested a suspect who was caught on camera in a daring armed robbery in Bondo last month.
During the robbery, an M-Pesa agent was robbed of Sh300,000.
In the CCTV footage, the suspect Hesbon Amoge alias Boss is captured stuffing money into a bag as his accomplice points an AK 47 rifle at the M-Pesa attendant.
Nyanza Regional Police Commander Karanja Muiruri said the suspect had been on the run since committing the crime on November 19, 2022.
Karanja said police mounted an intelligence operation on Monday that finally led them to the suspect’s hideout in Kondele area where he was arrested after being positively identified from the CCTV footage.
The suspect will be handed over to Bondo DCI officers who are processing the case.
Karanja said a manhunt is still on for his accomplice who had the AK 47 rifle during the robbery incident.
The weapon is yet to be recovered.
Incidents of crime are on the rise in rural areas amid calls to enhance operations to tame them.
Hesbon Amoge
