The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday alleged that the prime suspect behind the bodies discovered in Kware was arrested while in the process of luring another woman.
The suspect was arrested Monday morning in Kayole where he was hiding, officials said.
According to police, the suspect stays about 500 meters from the Kware dumpsite where at least ten badly mutilated bodies of women have been recovered.
According to police, the suspect had confessed to the serial killings.
Sources said a raid on the suspect’s house led to the recovery of ten mobile phones, seven identity cards, ten sim cards, a panga, gloves, and several sacks similar to those found with bodies at the dump site and ropes.
“We believe we have a key and prime suspect in the murder of people whose bodies have been found dumped in the Kware area,” said one officer aware of the issue.
The detectives from DCI headquarters in the operation also trailed money withdrawn from the latest victims.
Police termed the developments a breakthrough in the probe that had threatened the government amid claims of extrajudicial killings.
DCI boss Mohamed Amin said as of Sunday, the bodies that had been recovered and preserved at the City Mortuary are all females aged 18 to 30.
Whereas some of the body parts stuffed in bags were thought to be of humans, police later discovered were dogs’ carcasses.
Amin noted that the bodies were at different levels of decomposition but victims suffered equal fate.
“The modus operandi was almost the same. If you look at the age, it was between 18-30. These are all female. If you look at how the bodies have been disguised and packaged - all the same,” Amin said.
He added the bodies were dumped at a similar spot at the dump site.