NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun, 22 – Hours after the Anti Terror Police Unit (ATPU) launched a manhunt for Ken Lugwili amid the recovery of a cache of weapons at his Kilimani house, the suspect has finally surrendered to police.
Lugwili presented himself to detectives domiciled at the Kilimani Police Station on Wednesday afternoon.
Detectives will grill the suspect who was accused of being in possession of several firearms despite his firearms license expiring three years ago.
Nairobi-based detectives accompanying a team of auctioneers to a house in Kilimani’s Wood Avenue area over rent arrears amounting to Sh4,962,990 on Tuesday evening recovered 22 illegal firearms and 565 rounds of ammunition instead.
The house is said to belong to Ken Lugwili of Vic.Technologies Limited.
According to preliminary reports, detectives were shocked to find an armory in one of the rooms with an assortment of weapons.
Police records revealed that among other weapons recovered included, nine escort magnum short guns, one Benelli short gun, five Guatro short guns, one savage short gun, six Walter pistols, and a total of 565 ammunition of assorted different calibers.
The cache of weapons was recovered on Tuesday evening.
Initially, his landlord, identified as Ballon Wanjala had notified and obtained a court order seeking to break into the house after his tenant failed to pay rent. They were set to serve him with a notification of the sale of any worthy items recovered at the house.
Hebron auctioneers alongside police officers made the shocking discovery after gaining entry into the house.
Detectives further revealed that his firearm license had been suspended three years ago.
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