Kerio: Illegal firearm holders given 24hrs to surrender them

Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat has issued a 24-hour ultimatum for individuals in possession of illegal firearms in Tot, Kerio Valley to surrender them.

Additionally, the DIG ordered intensified security operations to flush out criminals destabilizing peace in the area.

Lagat also suspended all local security peace meetings conducted by village elders to allow police officers to carry out security operations effectively. He issued the directives yesterday when he visited Tot following a surge in banditry-related crimes.

During the visit, Lagat held a security meeting with representatives from Kerio Valley, Pokot Central and Tiaty West sub-counties.

He noted that there has been an upsurge in crime in the last three weeks during which a few people died.

Lagat asked the community to cooperate with officers in tracing the suspected criminals.

Four people, including two pupils, were recently killed in two separate bandit attacks in Elgeyo Marakwet and Baringo counties.