This archive report was first published on 12 June 2020.
Published on June 12, 2020, a 60-year-old man from Kenya was robbed at gunpoint by three individuals who offered him a lift from Muhoho stage to Kenol in Murang'a county.
According to a report filed at Sabasaba Police Station, Mr. Benard Ngige Mbuthia was tricked into boarding a car after the driver assured him that he would drop him at Kenol.
The driver, who was later revealed to be a fake good Samaritan, stopped and inquired Mr. Mbuthia's destination before offering to give him a lift to Kenol.
While on transit, the trio pulled out an AK47 assault rifle and tied the old man's hands with a rope before blindfolding him.
Mr. Mbuthia further told the police that the men demanded his phone and forcefully asked for his pin. The three took away his sim card and handed him back his phone.
They later took his KCB Bank ATM and forced him to reveal the pin, which he gave them. They drove to Kenol KCB Bank, and one of his abductors, who was a woman, proceeded to withdraw money from his account.
The trio then drove him to Rwanganga village and dumped the man there. Members of the public then directed him to Sabasaba Police Station where he reported the matter.
Police have launched investigations into the incident.
