The National Police Service (NPS) has detailed how its officers foiled theft inside Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) that was travelling to Nairobi from Mombasa.
Through a Facebook testimony that has since gone viral, the highly-trained officers strategically deployed inside the train managed to recover precious commodities that were stolen from one commuter.
The larceny incident happened when one commuter dosed off during the journey and his seatmates stole his wallet with an undeclared amount of money.
On noticing that he had lost his wallet, the commuter informed the cops manning SGR and they employed their skills to identify the suspects.
The suspect, noticing he had been cornered by the law enforcement officers, confessed on how he carried out the theft.
The police recovered all the stolen items during the exercise that brought activities inside the SGR to a standstill.
Following the incident, NPS has warned that any individual found stealing at the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train will be arrested and prosecuted, adding that adequate security measures are in place to guard against such acts.
“The Standard Gauge Railway is a highly protected infrastructure with modern surveillance system, a pool of highly trained police officers and the indefatigable K-9 police team formerly, the Dog Unit,” the NPS stated.
“It is self-defeating for any passenger to imagine they can attempt the impossible by committing offenses within the precincts of the SGR or inside the coaches and go unnoticed."
NPS further applauded the commandant for his unrelenting efforts to secure the SGR rail system, stating that the service will employ an inter-agency approach to get rid of the problem.
“While we urge them to sustain efforts to interdict and prosecute culprits, we encourage them to involve stakeholders in order to document and prefer tough conditions to offenders that should include banning them from using the train,” the NPS stated.