DCI recovers M16 in Isiolo Burat, links it to four Isiolo–Meru murders
Key points
- Joint police, NPR and NGAO team recovered an M16 loaded with five 5.56×45mm rounds in Kakili, Burat Location, Isiolo.
- DCI is testing links to four murders: Maili Tatu, Meru (26 Jan 2025); an Isiolo CBD businesswoman (20 Jul 2025); Sakama Bar, Isiolo (24 Dec 2025); a deputy principal at Leparua (18 Feb 2026).
- Officers believe the rifle is tied to bandit Aloise Lochuchu, alias Akoo, recently charged with robbery with violence.
- The gun is in the Isiolo Police Station armoury pending National Forensic Laboratory ballistics.
In Kakili, Burat Location, Isiolo, the find was five live rounds in an M16. A joint team of Isiolo police, National Police Reservists and National Government Administration Officers recovered the rifle on intelligence, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations said, Eastleigh Voice reported.
Detectives now want ballistics to say whether that barrel speaks to four open murder files: Maili Tatu in Meru on 26 January 2025; a businesswoman killed in Isiolo’s CBD on 20 July 2025; a killing at Sakama Bar in Isiolo town on 24 December 2025; and a deputy principal shot at Leparua, Isiolo North, on 18 February 2026. DCI said the weapon is “believed to be linked” to bandit Aloise Lochuchu, alias Akoo, who was recently charged with robbery with violence. The M16 sits in the Isiolo station armoury until it goes to the National Forensic Laboratory. Isiolo and neighbours still live with banditry, livestock raids and loose guns. In March 2026 NPS widened a crackdown across parts of Isiolo, Meru, Samburu and Laikipia after a surge in violence and theft. A recovered rifle is a start; four families are still waiting for a match report.
A serial number is not four convictions
Until the lab fires the barrel against those four scenes, “linked” is a press line. Akoo’s robbery file and these homicides must not be collapsed into one nickname.
Crime desk: Crime. Verified place, ammunition, four dates and the Akoo claim from Eastleigh Voice / DCI.
DCI should publish the ballistic result, even a negative. IPOA and county security should say whether NPR members on the raid are on the official roll.
Residents in Burat and Leparua should treat the wanted network as live until names, not aliases, are charged on the murder counts.
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Based on Eastleigh Voice reporting of the DCI recovery. Ballistic links are not yet proven.
