Nairobi Police on Tuesday engaged suspected thugs in a gun battle in Hardy where they recovered 51 rounds of ammunition and three firearms.
According to the Nation, Nairobi Police commander Japheth Koome disclosed that the suspects were forced to drop the weapons as they fled the scene in an escape into nearby Kataka slums.
“We had intelligence that gangsters from the slum were planning to commit a robbery in the area. Truly they were spotted at 9 pm. Our officers began tracking them and laid an ambush,” said Mr Koome.
"The gangsters however engaged our officers in a shootout before escaping into bushes and disappeared to the slum,” he added.
Koome further said that they already had information that would lead them to the suspects.
“We are now using other strategies to ensure these culprits are arrested. We had the intelligence so we know the criminals we are looking for,” he said.
A Ceska and Taurus pistol and a Steyr rifle were recovered in the 10.15 pm incident.