Samburu police arrest 10 for being in the country illegally

Samburu police arrest 10 for being in the country illegally

What you need to know:

  • All the suspects are being held at Maralal Police Station in Samburu Central.
  • Police said they will be arraigned on Monday. 

Police in Samburu have arrested 10 people on suspicion of being in the country illegally.

The suspects, who are from Ethiopia, were arrested in Barsaloi, Samburu North on Saturday.

Police said the suspects were seized after the two vehicles they were travelling in were intercepted in a bushy area at around 2am.

Samburu Central Sub-county deputy police boss Abdikadir Malicha said the suspects were traveling along the Barsaloi-Maralal road when they were arrested.

Mr Malicha said the suspects did not have travel documents or permits to be in the country.

All the suspects are being held at Maralal Police Station in Samburu Central.

Mr Malicha said the suspects will be charged in court for being in the country illegally.