Police in Kisumu
have launched a manhunt for the suspect who escaped from a
police cell at Kisumu Central Police Station.
The suspect Ananda
Davis Bukucha escaped through the ventilation hole of the cells at
about 4am.
Kisumu East acting
OCPD Wilstone Mwakio said the suspect had been arrested with a homemade gun in
one of the houses in Milimani Estate.
Mwakio said the
suspect hails from Luanda, Vihiga county, and was arrested on July 17 following
a tip-off from members of the public.
He added that they
have repaired the ventilation to prevent more suspects from escaping.
Mwakio said the police
are closely trailing the suspect and assured that they will soon be arrest him.
He however appealed to
members of the public to avail vital information or report any suspicious
person to the nearest police station.
Mwakio said the
suspect is believed not to have gone far according to the crucial leads in
their possession.
The escape raised
debate from the Kisumu residents considering that the cell is located next to
the armoury room which is heavily guarded.
Most of the residents
blamed police officers for laxity and questioned their capability to provide
security to people and their property.
Kisumu City Residence
Voice chairman Audi Ogada condemned the incident and wondered how the suspect
escaped.
“The police station
building is barely four years old. It was well constructed with the cells
surrounded by offices,” Ogada said.
He said that something
was not adding up and called for proper investigation especially of the
officers who were manning the station at night.
Ogada decried the increase spate of insecurity in Kisumu saying more
than three robbery cases were being reported daily.
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