Directorate of Criminal Investigations officers on Thursday, January 19, thwarted an attempted robbery at an apartment in Kiambu County.
According to a statement dated Friday, January 20, the cops rushed to the apartment after impostors armed with fake pistols raided the premises.
Residents raised the alarm alerting the cops, who moved quickly to neutralise the attack.
"The duo who raided a house at Elim Shepherd's apartment at around 1 am, had introduced themselves as detectives based at Pangani Police Station before residents became suspicious and raised the alarm.
"Police from Ruiru Police Station rushed to the scene and restored order," DCI's statement read in part.
One of the thugs was left with nursing injuries after he jumped from the third floor. The other suspect surrendered after DCI officers overpowered him.
"One of the thugs pulled the James Bond stunt that backfired terribly after he landed on all four against the ground and severely injured his head. His beleaguered accomplice who had no chance against the two dark, lanky and mean-looking fresh," DCI explained.
"Constables of athletic height surrendered immediately after handing over his fake pistol and fake police certificate of appointment," it added.
The injured was rushed to a nearby hospital while the other suspect was moved to Ruiru Police Station.
It was not immediately established why the police imposters raided the Ruiru apartments. However, some residents stated that they started interrogating them before others raised the alarm.
The raid came just months after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki scaled up operations in Nairobi to address the issue of insecurity.
"We have witnessed increasing criminal activities within the city of Nairobi. Small groups of criminals armed with knives and other weapons are terrorizing the citizens of this city as well as a few other urban centres," Kindiki stated.
"The leadership and the command of the police has changed the command of Nairobi city police deployment effective immediately. The NPS has also put in a place in a multiagency, multi-disciplined response to this problem and to get these errant sons – and maybe a few daughters to get out of the streets and put them where criminals belong," he added.
