Ten robbery with violence suspects break loose en-route a Kisii court

Inmates at King'ong'o GK Prison.On Monday 10 prisoners escorted from Kisii GK Prison to Nyamira for robbery with violence cases escaped. Photo/ FILE

Drama engulfed Kisii environs on Monday when the 10 robbery with violence suspects under police escort to court escaped. Police launched a massive manhunt for the escapees and only managed to re-arrest four.

According to Nyamira OCPD Shadrack Maithya, the suspects who were in remand at Kisii GK Prison were being escorted to a Nyamira court by six security officers.

On reaching Nyabioto trading centre, a few kilometres from Kisi town, the suspects sprayed the officers with some substance believed to be pepper, before making the dramatic escape in the ensuing confusion.

Mr Maithya said four of the suspects were re-arrested but the others are still at large.

The suspects allegedly committed the crimes in Nyamira but had to be remanded at Kisii GK prison for lack of space in Nyamira prison cells.