On Thursday, police successfully recovered 229 livestock that had been stolen by suspected bandits from the Barchar area within Loruk Sub-location.
Responding swiftly to the incident, a joint patrol team comprising officers from the National Police Service, including the Rapid Deployment Unit Ng’aratuko, general duty officers from Loruk, and National Police Reservists, arrived at the scene.
Following an intense operation, the team managed to return the livestock to their rightful owners.
Despite encountering a fierce exchange of fire with the suspects, no injuries were reported among the officers involved in the operation.
