Mombasa: AK-47, Ammunition Recovered as DCI Arrests Two Over Robbery and Abduction

By : Mweru Mbugua 

Security operations in the Coast region have intensified following the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of a loaded AK-47 rifle during an intelligence-led operation in Mombasa

In a statement issued on Tuesday, February 25, 2026, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Collins Ochieng alias Voke (22) and Timothy Omondi Mgowe (23) are believed to have been involved in a robbery and abduction incident targeting a businessman in Kisauni Sub-County on February 17, 2026

According to the DCI, the victim was accosted by masked men, robbed of a substantial amount of money and other valuables, and later abandoned in the Mombasa Cement area

Detectives from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) and the Operations Directorate launched investigations immediately after the incident. The suspects were placed under surveillance before officers acted on credible intelligence

“After days of painstaking investigations and surveillance, detectives acted on credible intelligence and conducted a raid at a targeted apartment,” the agency said

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The operation, carried out in the Bamburi Fisheries area, led to the recovery of one AK-47 rifle, a magazine loaded with four rounds of ammunition, and ten assorted mobile phones suspected to be linked to criminal activities

The two suspects remain in custody pending arraignment. The DCI noted that security operations will continue across the Coast region as part of ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks and enhance public safety