Residents of Bahati Sub-County have been assured of their safety even as crime levels continue to soar in the area.

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Speaking on Thursday during a security meeting, Nakuru North Deputy County Commissioner Kithinji Ithai urged the residents not to panic as the situation was under control.

Ithai said that security levels had deteriorated in the area but promised that they were doing everything possible to bring the situation under control.

This comes barely two days after police with the help of locals foiled a robbery attempt in the area.

The residents raised alarm and police from Bahati police station responded and warded off the armed gangsters who were planning to rob the home of a businessman on Tuesday night.