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The bus was travelling from Dadaab to Nairobi when officers carried out a search and discovered a blue woven carrier bag placed on the overhead luggage rack serving passengers seated at positions 23, 24 and 25.
Following his arrest, the suspect led detectives to his rented house where officers recovered 100 rounds of 9mm ammunition.
The accusation comes at a delicate moment in Horn of Africa politics. Although Eritrean forces supported the Ethiopian government during the Tigray conflict from 2020 to 2022, relations deteriorated after Eritrea was excluded from the peace agreement that ended the northern Ethiopia civil war in 2022.
A personal bond allows the accused to remain free without depositing money or presenting a surety, on condition that they commit to appear in court and follow the set terms.