▁an ▁execution er ▁of ▁tra itors . ▁As ▁the ▁police ▁began ▁cl amp ing ▁down ▁on ▁Mau ▁Mau ▁activities ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁It ote ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁for ests ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ken ya ▁with ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁follow ers ▁to ▁begin ▁his ▁ins ur gency . ▁From ▁here ▁It ote ▁began ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁attacks ▁on ▁white ▁sett ler ▁far ms ▁in ▁N yer i ▁and ▁target ed ▁loyal ists ▁to ▁ ▁nearby ▁villages . ▁He ▁soon ▁gained ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁sk illed ▁commander ▁with ▁an ▁ability ▁to ▁organ ise . ▁ ▁Capt ure ▁ ▁It ote ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁British ▁troops ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁during ▁a ▁failed ▁operation ▁against ▁a ▁police ▁post ▁in ▁Math ira . ▁During ▁the ▁capture , ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁neck . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁cons ort ing ▁with ▁persons ▁carrying ▁fire ar ms ▁and ▁being ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁am mun ition . ▁It ote ▁was ▁represented ▁at ▁his ▁trial ▁by ▁the ▁prominent ▁Asian ▁lawyer ▁A . R . ▁Kap ila . ▁It ote ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁hang . ▁ ▁Neg oti ations ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁War ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁deal ▁inst ig ated ▁by ▁Ian ▁Hend erson , ▁It ote ▁agreed ▁to ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁negoti ate ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁u pr ising ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁his ▁life . ▁The ▁co operation ▁of ▁It ote ▁led ▁General ▁Er sk ine ▁to