Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nyanza arrested two suspects and recovered a stolen firearm linked to the late Wells Fargo HR Manager, Willis Ayieko. Nyanza Regional DCI Coordinator Lenny Kisaka reported that officers had received a tip-off about a planned robbery along the Luanda–Siaya road, prompting a coordinated response.
Acting on the intelligence, a multi-agency team set up a checkpoint, where they attempted to flag down a private saloon car. However, the occupants, a man and a woman, ignored the orders and opened fire into the air, leading to a shootout.
“The suspects discharged shots into the air, forcing police to respond by deflating the car’s tires,” Kisaka explained. The car veered off the road, and the male suspect fled on foot with gunshot wounds, evading officers in a nearby thicket before boarding a motorcycle. The female suspect was swiftly apprehended, and police recovered a Ceska pistol with 11 rounds of ammunition.
Kisaka confirmed that the pistol’s serial number matched the firearm reported missing after Ayieko’s tragic abduction and subsequent murder. “The recovered Ceska pistol was indeed the one stolen from Ayieko, according to its serial number,” Kisaka affirmed, noting that the firearm had been central to the investigation into Ayieko’s death.
In a follow-up operation, police dogs traced the fleeing suspect’s scent to a nearby hideout. Although the male suspect managed to escape again, officers apprehended another female suspect at the location. During the search, they recovered a police jungle uniform, which is believed to have been used by the trio in robberies along the Kisumu-Busia highway.
The arrests bring the total number of individuals in custody to three, following the apprehension of the first suspect by DCI officers in Dandora, Nairobi, earlier in the week.
Kisaka called on the public to assist law enforcement by reporting anyone with suspicious injuries who may seek medical help. “We urge anyone with information on individuals with gunshot wounds to contact the DCI Fichua hotline at 08100722203,” he said, emphasizing the importance of community vigilance.
