Farouk: Dreaded Kayole Gangster Linked To Murder Of DCI Officer Gunned Down By Detectives

• A suspected criminal named John Kamau, also known as Farouk, was shot and killed by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
• He was linked to various criminal activities, including the murder of a police officer named David Mayaka two weeks ago
• Farouk was killed during an exchange of gunfire with the detectives on the dawn of Tuesday, August 22

Nairobi - Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations have gunned down a dreaded Kayole thug who is linked to the murder of a sleuth a fortnight ago.

DCI police officer David Mayaka was killed two weeks by a four-man gang that accosted him and his wife and shot him dead, leaving the woman in utter despair and pain.

In a statement from the Kiambu-Road-based investigative agency, the suspect, John Kamau alias Farouk, died during a gunfire exchange after he was cornered by detectives on Tuesday, August 22.

Farouk defied the order by the sleuths to surrender after they stormed the apartment where he was at the time of the operation.

"Armed with the CZ pistol that fired the fatal shots which took detective Mayaka’s life, the bloodthirsty thug had emerged from his door at an apartment in Njiru Sub-County and shot at one of our men injuring him on his left thigh," a statement from the DCI indicated in part.

This prompted the detectives to retaliate with speed to prevent further injuries.

Kayole gangster's pistol

The CZ pistol, serial number B626735, loaded with 12 rounds of 9mm calibre, was recovered in the operation involving a backup team of detectives from Soweto and Njiru.

Preliminary investigations conducted by ballistic experts based at the DCI National Forensic Laboratory have linked the firearm to over five armed robberies in Nairobi and Kiambu Counties in the last year.

The DCI said further investigations had revealed that the firearm was stolen from an aide to a former Cabinet Secretary during a robbery incident in 2021.

Who killed DCI officer David Mayaka

A little less than a week ago, Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau Officers arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of being part of a gang that killed the detective in Nairobi's Makadara area.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Alex Wanjiru was flushed out of his hideout in the Ruthingiti area of Kiambu county.

DCI further disclosed that Wanjiru fled Kayole after the shooting of detective David Mayaka and sought refuge at his grandmother's house in Kiambu.